{"nhtsa_id":10139493,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-06-04","date":"2016-05-09","document_id":"16-101-16","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This bulletin announces a production process change to the starter ring gear portion of the torque converter assembly. To address customer concerns of a squeaking-type sound heard while cranking the engine, a change to improve anti-wear characteristics of the ring gear was made.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10139493-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10139493-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10139493","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_subaru_legacy","2011_subaru_legacy","2012_subaru_legacy"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2010,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_subaru_outback","2011_subaru_outback","2012_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":[]}