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Subaru Outback 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-322-21 · NHTSA communication 10201049 · issued Aug 25, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020–2021
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces a design change made to the cross bar integrated roof rails. The new roof rails have added reinforcement ribs on the bottom of the rail cover section.

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.