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Subaru Legacy 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin Special Service · NHTSA communication 10131635 · issued Sep 13, 2017

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

Official summary

The following special tool is required for servicing the 2015-2017MY Legacy and Outback Electronic Power Steering (EPS) rack assembly. This tool will be shipped directly to all Subaru retailers during September. Please reference TSB 04-17-17 for further information about the use of this tool. Each retailer will be supplied with one of these tools at no charge.

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.