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Subaru Legacy 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin WXW81 · NHTSA communication 618425 · issued Oct 15, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may experience a loss of alternator charging due to a broken brush wire. *tt

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.