Service bulletin 09-51-08R

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10198749
Published by NHTSA	2021-07-03
Manufacturer's number	09-51-08R
Manufacturer's date	2021-06-07
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin is to advise of SOA’s revised catalytic converter recycling program shipping procedure.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
SUBARU 22	1972 to 1973
SUBARU 23	1972 to 1973
SUBARU 62	1972 to 1973
SUBARU 63	1972 to 1973
SUBARU ASCENT	2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU B9 TRIBECA	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
SUBARU BAJA	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
SUBARU BRAT	1978 to 1979
SUBARU BRAT	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
SUBARU BRAT	1987 to 1994
SUBARU BRZ	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU CROSSTREK	2012 to 2015
SUBARU CROSSTREK	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU CROSSTREK HYBRID	2016, 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SUBARU DL	1974
SUBARU DL	1980
SUBARU DL	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
SUBARU DL	1990 to 1994
SUBARU DL1600	1984
SUBARU ESTEEM	2000 to 2001
SUBARU FF-1	1970 to 1971
SUBARU FORESTER
SUBARU FORESTER	1995 to 1997
SUBARU FORESTER	1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU GL
SUBARU GL	1980
SUBARU GL	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
SUBARU GL	1990 to 1994
SUBARU GL-10	1983 to 1984
SUBARU GL-10	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
SUBARU GL-10	1990 to 1993
SUBARU GLF	1980
SUBARU GLF	1981
SUBARU IMPREZA
SUBARU IMPREZA	1990
SUBARU IMPREZA	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU IMPREZA STI	2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX	2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SUBARU JUSTY	1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
SUBARU JUSTY	1995
SUBARU LEGACY
SUBARU LEGACY	1987 to 1989
SUBARU LEGACY	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU LOYAL	1990
SUBARU LOYALE	1983 to 1989
SUBARU LOYALE	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
SUBARU OUTBACK
SUBARU OUTBACK	1995 to 2004
SUBARU OUTBACK	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU OUTBACK SPORT	2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SUBARU OUTBACK SPORT	2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SUBARU SUBARU
SUBARU SUBARU	1972 to 1993
SUBARU SUBARU TRUCK
SUBARU SUBARU TRUCK	1988
SUBARU SVX
SUBARU SVX	1990
SUBARU SVX	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
SUBARU TRIBECA	2006 to 2011
SUBARU TRIBECA	2013 to 2014
SUBARU WAGON	1976 to 1977
SUBARU WAGON	1983 to 1994
SUBARU WAGON	2002 to 2003
SUBARU WRX	2002 to 2014
SUBARU WRX	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU WRX STI	2004 to 2005
SUBARU WRX STI	2008 to 2014
SUBARU WRX STI	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
SUBARU XT	1983 to 1984
SUBARU XT	1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
SUBARU XT	1992 to 1994
SUBARU XT-6	1983 to 1987
SUBARU XT-6	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
SUBARU XT-6	1992 to 1994
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK	2016 to 2017
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK HYBRID	2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V436000	2026-07-07. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
21V264000	2021-04-15. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
2019604	2019-12-02. Engine
19V856000	2019-12-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
2019536	2019-10-25. Accessories
2019527	2019-10-17. Engine
2019526	2019-10-17. Engine
2019525	2019-10-17. Engine
19V745000	2019-10-17. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
19V744000	2019-10-17. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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