{"nhtsa_id":10153626,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-02-25","date":"2018-12-28","document_id":"01-178-18","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Service Information bulletin announces a procedure change regarding installation of the body plugs used to close the tie-down chain access holes in the vehicle underbody. Previously, these body plugs were placed in the glove box during vehicle assembly and installed by Retailers as part of the Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) procedure. Recently, the use of ?soft? tie-down straps for vehicle securement during transport has replaced the tie-down chains (no longer a SOA-accepted securement method) used previously. For this reason, the access hole body plugs are now installed during vehicle assembly.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10153626-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10153626-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10153626","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"ASCENT","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_ascent"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"IMPREZA","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_impreza"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_legacy"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_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":[]}