Subaru Outback 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 07-113-16 · NHTSA communication 10131637 · issued Sep 15, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change to the PRG mechanism in response to a small number of customer concerns regarding a gear-clash or grinding -type sound heard when opening or closing the rear gate. A material change and revised torque specification have been made to the drive gear retaining nut.
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.