{"nhtsa_id":10150949,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-10","date":"2018-10-26","document_id":"03-82-18","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; POWER TRAIN","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Service Information bulletin announces a design change to the clutch release bearing used on the models as listed above. During assembly of the bearing, a different type of grease is used which has a higher resistance to heat. In cases where the operator keeps a foot on the clutch pedal for extended periods, an increased amount of heat is generated which can cause the grease inside the bearing to deteriorate. In a case of prolonged clutch pedal application, seizure of the bearing can occur with potential damage to other related components.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10150949-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10150949-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150949","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"BAJA","year_from":2003,"year_to":2006,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2003_subaru_baja","2004_subaru_baja","2005_subaru_baja","2006_subaru_baja"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"CROSSTREK","year_from":2013,"year_to":2015,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"CROSSTREK","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_subaru_crosstrek","2017_subaru_crosstrek","2018_subaru_crosstrek"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"FORESTER","year_from":2001,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2001_subaru_forester","2002_subaru_forester","2003_subaru_forester","2004_subaru_forester","2005_subaru_forester","2006_subaru_forester","2007_subaru_forester","2008_subaru_forester","2009_subaru_forester","2010_subaru_forester","2011_subaru_forester","2012_subaru_forester","2013_subaru_forester","2014_subaru_forester","2015_subaru_forester","2016_subaru_forester","2017_subaru_forester","2018_subaru_forester"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"IMPREZA","year_from":2001,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2001_subaru_impreza","2002_subaru_impreza","2003_subaru_impreza","2004_subaru_impreza","2005_subaru_impreza","2006_subaru_impreza","2007_subaru_impreza","2008_subaru_impreza","2009_subaru_impreza","2010_subaru_impreza","2011_subaru_impreza","2012_subaru_impreza","2013_subaru_impreza","2014_subaru_impreza","2015_subaru_impreza","2016_subaru_impreza","2017_subaru_impreza","2018_subaru_impreza"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","year_from":2000,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_subaru_legacy","2001_subaru_legacy","2002_subaru_legacy","2003_subaru_legacy","2004_subaru_legacy","2005_subaru_legacy","2006_subaru_legacy","2007_subaru_legacy","2008_subaru_legacy","2009_subaru_legacy","2010_subaru_legacy","2011_subaru_legacy","2012_subaru_legacy","2013_subaru_legacy","2014_subaru_legacy"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2000,"year_to":2004,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2005,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2005_subaru_outback","2006_subaru_outback","2007_subaru_outback","2008_subaru_outback","2009_subaru_outback","2010_subaru_outback","2011_subaru_outback","2012_subaru_outback","2013_subaru_outback","2014_subaru_outback"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"WRX","year_from":2015,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_subaru_wrx","2016_subaru_wrx","2017_subaru_wrx","2018_subaru_wrx"]}],"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":[]}