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Service bulletin 02-189-22

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 id10207172
Published by NHTSA2022-02-04
Manufacturer's number02-189-22
Manufacturer's date2022-01-02
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SUMP/TANK:DRAIN PLUG; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This Bulletin announces design changes to the engine oil and CVT fluid drain plugs.

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, Engine oil and lubrication

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU BRZ2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU BRZ2022
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013 to 2015
SUBARU CROSSTREK2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU FORESTER2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU LEGACY2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU OUTBACK2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU WRX2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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

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