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Service bulletin 036812R

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 id10234258
Published by NHTSA2023-04-17
Manufacturer's number036812R
Manufacturer's date2012-12-11
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING

NHTSA's summary

5MT Transfer Driven Gear Bearings

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
SUBARU IMPREZA1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
SUBARU LEGACY2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
SUBARU OUTBACK2000 to 2004
SUBARU OUTBACK2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20022002002-11-05. Powertrain
02V2820002002-10-30. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
99V2490001999-09-17. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
16-156-25R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
16-156-25R2026-07-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. (This is an revised version of the orignal bulletin.)
16-156-25R2026-06-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.
SubaruNet Announcement (R2026-06-01. Other. This announcement provides information on the remanufactured CVT transmission program.
03-97-262026-05-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the service manual correction regarding clutch master cylinder reservoir service procedures.
16-156-25R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which enhancement was implemented to prevent abnormal operations. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.
16-156-252025-10-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.
Subaru Service Technical2025-09-02. Other. Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.
16-103-16R2025-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin has been developed in response to a small number of customer concerns regarding fluid seepage found coming from the CVT assembly.
Subarunet Announcement2024-08-05. Other. This annoucement provides parts personnel information about remanufactured transmissions that will no longer be available.