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Subaru Impreza 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 07-78-13R · NHTSA communication 10093309 · issued Oct 8, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

In the event of a customer concern regarding insects found inside the rear combination lamps, a countermeasure lamp assembly is now available to prevent the intrusion. The new combination lamps have an additional lip molded around the three bulb socket areas which decreases the gap between the socket and the housing from 2mm to 0.5mm.

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.