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Subaru Legacy 2005–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQG-43U · NHTSA communication 10141550 · issued May 30, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Air
component
2005–2009
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Update: Subaru Recall Campaign WQG43: Brake Line Corrosion On March 27, 2013, Subaru of America, Inc. announced that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on the following affected vehicles. These vehicles may have been manufactured with brake lines that could, over time, corrode in the area of the four?way joint connector if exposed to salt.

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.