Service bulletin 1217214R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10232532
Published by NHTSA	2023-03-06
Manufacturer's number	1217214R
Manufacturer's date	2014-07-15
NHTSA component	STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

NHTSA's summary

Paint Chipping Due To Trunk Lid Movement

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
SUBARU WRX	2015
SUBARU WRX STI	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.

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