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Subaru Outback 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-159-13 · NHTSA communication 10093670 · issued Nov 19, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Should you receive a customer concern of outside odors getting inside the vehicle, this bulletin provides a repair procedure to address a possible entry point. Packing material has been added to the center retaining clips for the rear floor spacer and the keyless access / push button start center antenna.

Vehicles covered

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.