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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
05-97-262026-05-04. Service bulletin. STEERING; WHEELS. This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedures to be followed when addressing customer concerns of steering wheel/vehicle body vibration when driving at highway speeds when tire/wheel balance is suspected.
0647142023-05-08. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Revision to Troubleshooting Information for VDC DTC C0071
WQI45Update2023-05-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. Steering Column Service Procedure Update
WQI452023-05-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. clarify some claim questions that have been asked regarding the Steering Column recall
WQI45-42023-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. Steering Column Recall
WQI45-32023-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. Steering Column Disengagement
WQI45-22023-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Parts Update
WQI45-12023-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. Update; Subaru Recall Campaign WQI-45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering
WQI452023-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. New Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column
04-15-172021-05-10. Service bulletin. STEERING. This bulletin announces a new steering column assembly designed to address a limited number of customer concerns involving the tilt mechanism portion not staying locked. This condition can only occur during the process of adjusting the steering column?s tilt position if the tilt lever is not pushed up all the way back up when completed. Once the column is fully locked (the tilt lever is pushed all the way up), there is no concern of possible release.
WQI 45A 12018-06-18. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT. Subject: WQI?45 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Service Procedure Update NOTE: The plastic shipping insert (indicated by red arrow below) must be removed prior to installing the new steering column in the vehicle. Page 8 of the campaign bulletin will be revised to include a note specifying removal of this plastic shipping insert. Please refer to STIS for the revised version of the campaign bulletin.
WQI-452018-06-18. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; EQUIPMENT; STEERING. Subaru has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on 5,379 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles. The steering column may not have been manufactured to specification. During the manufacturing process, the steering column shafts may not have been ?press-fitted? sufficiently. This could allow the shafts to disengage from one another. If this were to happen, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle and a crash could occur. This recall will involve replacing the steering column on all affected vehicles
WQI 45U2018-06-18. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT. Subject: Update; Subaru Recall Campaign WQI-45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Owner notification Affected vehicle owners will be notified by first class mail and email today, 5/14/13. There are 5,379 vehicles affected by this recall.
WQI 45A2018-06-18. Service bulletin. STEERING. Subject: New Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Subaru of America, Inc. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on certain 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles.
06-47-142017-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STEERING. REVISION TO TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION FOR VDC DTC C0071
04-14-15R2017-02-04. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. REVISED TO SPECIFY H4 MODELS ONLY.
04-14-152016-11-03. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES.
WQI-452016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
WQI-452016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
WQI-452016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
WQI-452016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
WQI-452016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
WQI-452016-05-19. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
SB-04-14-152015-06-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUBARU: IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN MADE. *JS

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.