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Subaru WRX 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-201-16R · NHTSA communication 10142830 · issued Jun 6, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2015–2017
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

IMPORTANT: This Service Bulletin has been as been replaced by TSB 12-243-18 dated 6/6/2018 entitled ?Paint Chipping between Hood Grille (Scoop) and Hood?. Please refer to this new bulletin for the latest information regarding this condition.

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.