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Subaru Legacy 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQJ -46A · NHTSA communication 10092081 · issued Aug 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

"subject: new subaru recall campaign wqj ]46: 5eat parking rod (6 cylinder engine only) subaru has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2013my tribeca and 2014my legacy and outback vehicles equipped with a 5 ]speed automatic transmission (6 cylinder engine only). A total of 202 vehicles are involved. Potentially affected vehicles fall within the vin ranges listed in the chart below. Please note that not all vehicles within the vin range are affected. Recall coverage for all potentially affected vehicles must be confirmed by using vehicle coverage i

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.