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Service bulletins for the 2013 Subaru BRZ

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.

376 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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07-59-07R2025-01-03. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin is for information purposes only.The bulletin adresses design changes of the headlamps and rear combination lamps, where moisture and or condensation may develop on the inside of the lamp lenses.
1214513R2023-03-20. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT. Condensation in Rear Combination Lamps, Retaining Nut and Sealing Gasket Change
12162142023-03-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Design Change to Rear Combination Lamps to Prevent Insect Intrusion
12145132023-03-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Condensation in Rear Combination Lamps
07-128-18R2018-11-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. This Service Information bulletin provides a measurement and adjustment procedure for the stop lamp switch. An improperly adjusted (or faulty) stop lamp switch can cause any of the DTCs listed above to set and result in the related system?s warning lamp to illuminate.
07-128-18R2018-03-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS. This Service Information bulletin provides a measurement and adjustment procedure for the stop lamp switch. An improperly adjusted (or faulty) stop lamp switch can cause any of the DTCs listed above to set and result in the related system?s warning lamp to illuminate.
12-200-16R2017-10-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Since the introduction of the BRZ, there have been a number of revisions to the rear combination lamps and their sealing gaskets (a.k.a. packing) to address varying customer concerns. Conditions ranging from the accumulation of water and condensation, to insect intrusion and lens / body cracking have all been addressed in previous bulletins. Recently, concerns about a cloudy appearance of the lens have created yet another bulletin. To help better organize these publications, all the related bulletins are being been condensed into this new release putting all the information in one place for easier reference. As listed in their chronological order, design changes and procedures have been developed to address customer concerns of: ? Condition 1: Condensation accumulation- inspection for possible cracking of lamp housing ? Condition 2: Condensation accumulation- flange (retaining) nut change for combination lamp assy. to prevent rear body panel distortion and increased gasket (packing) thickness to improve sealing. ? Condition 3: Trunk lid contacting (and in isolated cases cracking) the combination lamp assy. when closing- change to the trunk stoppers and trunk weatherstrip ? Condition 4: Insect intrusion inside the combination lamps- further revision to the lamp assy. and gasket ? Condition 5: Cloudy appearance of the lens- anti-fog coating applied at production to the inside of combination lamp lens.
12-200-16R2017-08-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. Rear Combination Lamp and Related Enhancements - Since the introduction of the BRZ, there have been a number of revisions to the rear combination lamps and their sealing gaskets (a.k.a. packing) to address varying customer concerns. Conditions ranging from the accumulation of water and condensation, to insect intrusion and lens / body cracking have all been addressed in previous bulletins. Recently, concerns about a cloudy appearance of the lens have created yet another bulletin. To help better organize these publications, all the related bulletins are being been condensed into this new release putting all the information in one place for easier reference.
12-162-14R2017-08-14. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; STRUCTURE. Design Change to Rear Combination Lamps to Prevent Insect Intrusion - IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the number of revisions made and to make the information contained in TSBs 12-131-12R, 12-145-13R, 12-160-13 and 12-162-14 easier to use, these TSBs have been combined into TSB 12-200-16R dated 3/6/2017.
12-160-13R2017-08-14. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. Cracked Rear Combination Lamps - IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the number of revisions made and to make the information contained in TSBs 12-131-12R, 12-145-13R, 12-160-13 and 12-162-14 easier to use, these TSBs have been combined into TSB 12-200-16R dated 3/6/2017.
12-145-13R2017-08-14. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; STRUCTURE. Condensation in Rear Combination Lamps, Retaining Nut and Sealing Gasket Change - IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the number of revisions made and to make the information contained in TSBs 12-131-12R, 12-145-13R, 12-160-13 and 12-162-14 easier to use, these TSBs have been combined into TSB 12-200-16R dated 3/6/2017.
12-131-12R2017-08-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. Condensation in Rear Combination Lamp - IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the number of revisions made and to make the information contained in TSBs 12-131-12R, 12-145-13R, 12-160-13 and 12-162-14 easier to use, these TSBs have been combined into TSB 12-200-16R dated 3/6/2017.
12-160-132017-03-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A REVISED TRUNK WEATHERSTRIP AND RUBBER STOPPERS DESIGNED TO ABSORB IMPACT AND PREVENT CONTACT OR IN RARE OCCURRENCES, DAMAGE TO THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS WHEN CLOSING THE TRUNK LID.
06-44-122017-02-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. DIAGNOSIS OF DTC C1249 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTION
06-44-12R2016-11-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. DIAGNOSIS OF DTC C1249
12-131-12R2016-09-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE WHICH HAS CONDENSATION IN THE REAR COMBINATION LAMP(S) THE BOSS THAT HOUSES THE MOUNTING STUD MAY BE CRACKED. TO VERIFY THE CONDITION, THE COMBINATION LAMP WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED.
07-86-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-162-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. DESIGN CHANGE TO REAR COMBINATION LAMPS TO PREVENT INSECT INTRUSION
12-145-13R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-160-132016-05-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-131-12R2016-05-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
06-44-122016-05-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-07-59-07R2014-01-03. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. SUBARU: THE FORMATION OF MOISTURE AND/OR CONDENSATION, INSIDE OF REAR COMBINATION AND HEADLAMPS, IS TEMPORARY, AND WILL EVAPORATE WHEN TEMPERATURE RISES INSIDE LAMPS. MODEL ALL. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-12-145-132013-04-19. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. SUBARU: THE RETAINING NUTS MAY DISTORT REAR BODY PANEL MOUNTING AND SEALING SURFACES ENOUGH, ALLOWING MOISTURE SEEPAGE, PAST SEALS, TO COMBINATION LAMPS AND TRUNK AREA, DUE TO SMALL DIAMETER FLANGE SURFACE. MODEL 2013 BRZ. *PE
SB-06-44-122012-11-29. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. SUBARU: WHEN DIAGNOSING DTC C1249, AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE IS USED FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (BLS) MALFUNCTION AND REVISION OF SERVICE MANUAL, IN FUTURE, WILL INCLUDE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. MODEL 2013 BRZ. *PE *LJ

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