Subaru BRZ 2013–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-171-15 · NHTSA communication 10092009 · issued Jul 27, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"this bulletin will address customer concerns of an uneven gap appearing between the top of the center dash air vent grille and the instrument panel dash pad directly above it. The photo below shows the uneven gaps as indicated by the 5 red arrows. (masking tape was used to make the gaps easier to see and photograph.) insufficient retaining force by the air vent grilles combined with high cabin temperatures may cause this condition to occur."
Vehicles covered
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.