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Subaru Legacy 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin SUB049701 · NHTSA communication 51248 · issued Jan 1, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Clunk noise from the front of the vehicle when turning over a bumpy road surface- noise coming from the steering gear box. *jd

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.