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Subaru Legacy 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin SUB129701 · NHTSA communication 51250 · issued Feb 1, 1997

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

Official summary

Creaking noise emanating from the right rear rocker panel area on the subject vehicles- coming from the area just in front of the dog leg area at the rocker sill. *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.