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Service bulletin WVX-34R

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10199955
Published by NHTSA2021-08-04
Manufacturer's numberWVX-34R
Manufacturer's date2021-07-26
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) has determined that affected vehicles listed, may have been manufactured with front lower control arms (transverse links) that could corrode in the hanger bracket area if exposed to salt for a prolonged period.

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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
SUBARU IMPREZA2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20113442011-09-19. Suspension
11V4640002011-09-06. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
03-94-242024-10-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin outlines the judgment criteria to be used when inspecting front transverse link bushings to reduce unnecessary bushing replacement.
05-91-242024-08-05. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides guidance for diagnosing a leaking front or rear suspension strut.
0535052005-12-10. Service bulletin. COUNTERMEASURE TO ELIMINATE FRONT STRUT NOISE. *TT
090120032005-09-14. Service bulletin. ON THE CAR REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *SC
0350022003-03-26. Service bulletin. NEW PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. *TT