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Service bulletin 12-232-21R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10231320
Published by NHTSA2023-02-06
Manufacturer's number12-232-21R
Manufacturer's date2023-01-24
NHTSA componentTRAILER HITCHES; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This Service Information Bulletin provides helpful tips when using the Trailer Hitch Fascia Panel Template (SOA554002) during trailer hitch accessory installation. (Wilderness models)

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, Trailer hitch

Vehicles listed
SUBARU OUTBACK2022, 2023

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

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