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Subaru Legacy 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQI 45A 1 · NHTSA communication 10141541 · issued May 22, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject: WQI?45 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Service Procedure Update NOTE: The plastic shipping insert (indicated by red arrow below) must be removed prior to installing the new steering column in the vehicle. Page 8 of the campaign bulletin will be revised to include a note specifying removal of this plastic shipping insert. Please refer to STIS for the revised version of the campaign bulletin.

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.