Subaru Legacy 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WTD65-RM · NHTSA communication 10139480 · issued May 10, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2016–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Retailer Memo posted re: NEW RECALL CAMPAIGN WTD-65. The steering column in affected vehicles may not have been manufactured to specification. This could allow the steering column to disengage. If this were to happen while driving, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.