{"nhtsa_id":10138769,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-29","date":"2017-12-21","document_id":"Subaru-Corp-Fuel","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","mfr_system":null,"summary":"You may have seen news reports regarding fuel economy tests for Subaru in Japan. These reports are the result of an internal investigation and an individual within that investigation claiming alteration of data, with regard to random testing of vehicles in Japan. Subaru Corporation is investigating the claim. However, this situation does NOT apply to Subaru vehicles sold in the U.S. market, including those manufactured in Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., and does NOT affect U.S. fuel economy figures.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10138769-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10138769-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10138769","components":[{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"SUBARU","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}