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Subaru B9 Tribeca 2010–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin TKA-19 · NHTSA communication 10154411 · issued Jan 14, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2010–2014
model years
31
vehicle entries

Official summary

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain Subaru vehicles listed above, equipped with a non-desiccated Takata-sourced passenger side frontal airbag containing the propellant Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN). This phase of the Takata recall expansion includes all remaining vehicles equipped with a non-desciccated Takata-sourced passenger side frontal air bag containing the propellant PSAN. Recall Codes TKA-19-TKB-19-TKC-19

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.