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Service bulletin 106896R

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 id602413
Published by NHTSA1998-11-03
Manufacturer's number106896R
Manufacturer's date1998-08-15
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

VARIOUS INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURES ON AIR CONDITIONING RETROFIT. *YC

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
SUBARU IMPREZA1993
SUBARU LEGACY1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
SUBARU LOYALE1987 to 1989
SUBARU LOYALE1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
SUBARU SVX1992

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19901111990-07-23. Heater And Defroster
90V1100001990-06-04. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

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

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