Service bulletins for the 2011 Subaru Outback
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.
338 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler are shown. Show all
| 0211511R | 2023-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. White Smoke from Tailpipe and/or High Oil Consumption |
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| 02-115-11R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND/OR HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION, IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF THE #1 AND/OR #4 INTAKE VALVE GUIDE INSERTION HOLE IMPROPERLY MACHINED, PERMITTING OIL TO ENTER THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION, THE CYLINDER HEAD(S) WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE READ THIS BULLETIN IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.