{"nhtsa_id":10111080,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-08-14","date":"2017-03-21","document_id":"12-216-17","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This bulletin announces a design change to the roof rail assemblies. This change has been made in response to isolated customer concerns of a visible gap between the base portion of the rail assembly and the roof panel as shown in the example photo. The rail's retaining claws have been changed to optimize their holding force and eliminate any gapping.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10111080-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10111080-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10111080","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2015,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_subaru_outback","2016_subaru_outback","2017_subaru_outback"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}