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Subaru Legacy 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin WTD65-LO · NHTSA communication 10139515 · issued May 24, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

A new labor operation has been created specifically for H6 vehicles affected by WTD-65 Steering Column Inspection/Repair. This labor operation has been added to the WTD-65R bulletin located in STIS. (A165-803 - 1.8 for H6 Models) SOA will reprocess all previously submitted claims for WTD-65 H6 vehicles that were shorted 0.2 labor hours. We will make every effort to complete these corrections as quickly as possible. Claims entered effective 5/24/16 will require the new labor operation number for all H6 vehicle claims.

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.