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Subaru BRZ 1990–2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-249-23R · NHTSA communication 10240110 · issued Jul 11, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1990–2024
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces the recommended cleaning procedures to followed when encountering vehicles with long time exposure to pollen on painted surfaces on vehicles imported from Japan. This bulletin does not apply to SIA built vehicles.

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.