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Subaru Legacy 2010–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-169-14 · NHTSA communication 10091766 · issued Jul 10, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2010–2014
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Click , pop or creek sound from left or right outer cowl corner / base of a pillar area - this bulletin provides a repair procedure to address customer concerns of a click , pop or creek sound heard coming from either the left or right side around the rear corners of the cowl / engine compartment / base of a pillar area.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.