Subaru Legacy 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-249-18 · NHTSA communication 10144880 · issued Aug 15, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information bulletin advises of a design change made to the rear body panel. This panel is located between the trunk and the rear glass and incorporates the package shelf. It has been re-designed with convex surfaces added to prevent items going into or out of the trunk from being scratched or caught by the rear edges of the reinforcement panels.
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.