Subaru Outback 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-159-13 · NHTSA communication 10093670 · issued Nov 19, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Should you receive a customer concern of outside odors getting inside the vehicle, this bulletin provides a repair procedure to address a possible entry point. Packing material has been added to the center retaining clips for the rear floor spacer and the keyless access / push button start center antenna.
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.