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Subaru B9 Tribeca 2006–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQE41M · NHTSA communication 10085003 · issued Mar 6, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2006–2012
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

"in order to remove the display of an open recall on the wqe99 program (optional puddle lights) that was used for vehicles that may or may not have puddle lights, the wqe99 program has been discontinued. The actual recall for the puddle lights (wqe41) remains unchanged. To replace the wqe99 notification, comments will be added to the vehicle coverage inquiry to identify these vehicles. When looking for open recalls in the vehicle coverage inquiry, please check the comments to identify vins that may or may not have the optional puddle lights. If the vehicle has puddle lights that meet the crite

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.