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Subaru BRZ 2013–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03-80-18 · NHTSA communication 10141487 · issued May 30, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013–2018
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Service Information bulletin announces a change to the flywheel (pilot) bearing to a ?environmentally friendly? type which is compliant with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of CHemicals) guidelines being used in the European Union (EU). This change is not intended to address any specific customer concern.

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.