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Service bulletin 12-232-21

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 id10205928
Published by NHTSA2022-01-04
Manufacturer's number12-232-21
Manufacturer's date2021-12-28
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides helpful tips when using the Trailer Hitch Fascia Panel Template (SOA554002) during trailer hitch accessory installation.

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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
SUBARU OUTBACK2022

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

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