Service bulletin 0211511R
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
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| NHTSA id | 10232855 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2023-03-13 |
| Manufacturer's number | 0211511R |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-02-07 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE |
NHTSA's summary
White Smoke from Tailpipe and/or High Oil Consumption
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, Exhaust and emissions, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler
| SUBARU FORESTER | 2010 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU IMPREZA | 2011 |
| SUBARU LEGACY | 2011 |
| SUBARU OUTBACK | 2011 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 02-115-11R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND/OR HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION, IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE #1 AND/OR #4 INTAKE VALVE GUIDE INSERTION HOLE IMPROPERLY MACHINED, PERMITTING OIL TO ENTER THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION, THE CYLINDER HEAD(S) WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE READ THIS BULLETIN IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
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