# Service bulletin 12\-248\-23

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
- NHTSA id: 10237285
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-06\-05
- Manufacturer's number: 12\-248\-23
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-05\-16
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

This Bulletin announces the repair procedure developed to address rattle\-type sounds heard from the left and/or right B\-Pillar area.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10237285-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10237285-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2019 SUBARU FORESTER
- 2020 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2020 SUBARU OUTBACK

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [12\-269\-25R](/bulletins/11036824.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [05\-62\-18R](/bulletins/11036822.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of surface rust accumulating in the top center retaining nut area of the front strut mounts. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [12\-279\-26](/bulletins/11033052.md), 2026-06-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a design change to the Power Rear Gate Drive \(PRG\) Unit to address rare concerns about a very slight drop immediately after the gate is fully open.
- [12\-275\-25](/bulletins/11025791.md), 2025-12-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This Bulletin announces a new diagnostic procedure for addressing NVH \(Noise, Vibration, and Harshness\) originating from the roof area.
- [12\-269\-25](/bulletins/11022328.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. "This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area for models listed. "
- [13\-108\-25](/bulletins/11022304.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
- [07\-189\-21R](/bulletins/11017461.md), 2025-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces availability of new door window regulator assemblies and door glass run channel seals in response to limited concerns of erratic operation of the anti\-entrapment feature and / or the door glass either not closing or closing very slowly.
- [12\-267\-25](/bulletins/11017459.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces a design change to the hood lock switch portion of the hood lock assembly.
- [12\-265\-25](/bulletins/11016230.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin announces design changes made to the Power Rear Gate Drive \(PRG\) Unit to address concerns of the power rear gate being inoperative.
- [12\-262\-25](/bulletins/11016174.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This Bulletin announces diagnostic procedures to be followed when working with a Power Rear Gate \(PRG\).

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