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Subaru Impreza 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin SubaruNet Announ · NHTSA communication 10232222 · issued Feb 14, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2004–2005
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a new safety recall for certain 2004-2005 model year Impreza (including WRX) vehicles in which the replacement frontal passenger-side air bag inflator may have been incorrectly installed.

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.