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Service bulletin 1215513R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10235919
Published by NHTSA2023-05-08
Manufacturer's number1215513R
Manufacturer's date2013-10-16
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

NHTSA's summary

?Reed-Type? Wind Sound from Front Windshield Molding

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, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Windshield

Vehicles listed
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK2013

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
215513R2023-03-13. Service bulletin. ?Reed-Type? Wind Sound from Front Windshield Molding
12-234-182018-08-20. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a repair procedure for replacing the foam cushion installed between the top front edge of the IP and the windshield glass. Use the supplied Service Procedure to address a customer concern involving the foam cushion becoming visible above the IP near the defroster vent outlets.
12-234-182018-04-16. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a repair procedure for replacing the foam cushion installed between the top front edge of the IP and the windshield glass. Use the supplied Service Procedure to address a customer concern involving the foam cushion becoming visible above the IP near the defroster vent outlets
12-155-13R2017-03-01. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ELIMINATE A “REED-TYPE” WHISTLING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHICH HAS BEEN ISOLATED TO ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UPPER MOLDING / WEATHERSTRIP. THE SOUND IS MOST PREVALENT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH) WHEN THERE ARE CROSSWINDS PRESENT. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 2 SMALL STRIPS OF EPDM FOAM MATERIAL, ONE UNDER EACH UPPER CORNER AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING LIP TO PREVENT THE CONDITION FROM OCCURRING.
12-155-13R2016-11-02. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ELIMINATE A “REED-TYPE” WHISTLING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHICH HAS BEEN ISOLATED TO ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UPPER MOLDING / WEATHERSTRIP.
12-155-13R2016-06-02. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-155-13R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.