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Jun 4, 2013Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
18-172-13
NHTSA communication ID: 10084424
NHTSA source summary · Original PDF not reviewed by Recallfolio
THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT CHANGES TO SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE VIA THE SUBARU TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (STIS) WEB SITE. THE TABLES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS BULLETIN ARE TO BE USED AS GUIDES FOR BECOMING AWARE OF THE LATEST CHANGES. WE ADVISE YOU TO ALWAYS REFER TO THE STIS WEB SITE WHEN LOOKING FOR THE LATEST SERVICE INFORMATION. PRINTED PAGES WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO UPDATE PRINTED SERVICE MANUALS.
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Subject: WQI?45 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Service Procedure Update NOTE: The plastic shipping insert (indicated by red arrow below) must be removed prior to installing the new steering column in the vehicle. Page 8 of the campaign bulletin will be revised to include a note specifying removal of this plastic shipping insert. Please refer to STIS for the revised version of the campaign bulletin.
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Subaru has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on 5,379 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles. The steering column may not have been manufactured to specification. During the manufacturing process, the steering column shafts may not have been ?press-fitted? sufficiently. This could allow the shafts to disengage from one another. If this were to happen, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle and a crash could occur. This recall will involve replacing the steering column on all affected vehicles
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Subject: Update; Subaru Recall Campaign WQI-45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Owner notification Affected vehicle owners will be notified by first class mail and email today, 5/14/13. There are 5,379 vehicles affected by this recall.
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Subject: New Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Subaru of America, Inc. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on certain 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles.
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THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROCEDURES FOR INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION-RELATED AND/OR ENGINE MISFIRE DTCS FOR THE FA AND FB ENGINE-EQUIPPED MODELS LISTED ABOVE. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) CLEARANCE MAY BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION CAUSING THESE CONDITION(S) AND ONE OR MORE OF THE DTCS LISTED ABOVE TO SET. IN ADDITION TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANKING OR NO START.
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2013 MODEL YEAR OUTBACK AND LEGACY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A BACKUP CAMERA NO LONGER HAVE A COMPASS FEATURE AVAILABLE IN THE FACTORY INSTALLED AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR. IN THE EVENT A CUSTOMER REQUIRES A COMPASS FEATURE IN AN AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR, THE FACTORY INSTALLED MIRROR ON SOME TRIM LEVELS MAY BE REPLACED WITH AN AUTO-DIMMING COMPASS MIRROR WITH HOMELINK. THIS MIRROR IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR STANDARD ACCESSORY MIRROR OFFERED FOR 2013 OUTBACK AND LEGACY VEHICLES. PLEASE REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING CHART FOR APPLICABILITY AND PART NUMBERS. INSTALLATION OF THE HOMELINK MIRROR SHOULD BE TREATED AS ANY OTHER ACCESSORY INSTALLATION REQUEST BY THE CUSTOMER AND IS NOT A MATTER FOR WARRANTY. WARNING: THERE IS NO ACCESSORY MIRROR THAT CAN BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EYESIGHT. THE OE MIRROR ON AN EYESIGHT VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE MODIFIED OR EXTENDED.
Source components: BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM · VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR.
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THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF ECM REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS AN EXTENDED ENGINE CRANKING CONDITION CAUSED BY CAMSHAFT POSITIONING AT THE TIME THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF.
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SUBARU OWNERS OF 2013MY LEGACY OR 2013MY OUTBACK VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY NAVIGATION MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE RUNNING PRODUCTION CHANGE WHICH ADDED AHA RADIO APPLICATION DISPLAY CAPABILITY (VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE JANUARY 18, 2013) ARE ELIGIBLE TO UPDATE THEIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM HARDWARE AT A SUBARU DEALER FROM NOW UNTIL THE DECEMBER 31, 2013.
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"NOTE: THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS USED ON PREVIOUS AND CURRENT WRX, STI AND TRIBECA MODELS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH EDR FUNCTIONALITY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) FUNCTIONALITY WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE FUNCTION OF THE EDR IS BEST EXPLAINED USING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS FOUND IN THE VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL: THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR). THE MAIN PURPOSE OF AN EDR IS TO RECORD, IN CERTAIN CRASH OR NEAR CRASH-LIKE SITUATIONS SUCH AS AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR HITTING A ROAD OBSTACLE, DATA THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE UNDERSTANDING HOW A VEHICLES SYSTEMS PERFORMED. THE EDR IS DESIGNED TO RECORD DATA RELATED TO VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TYPICALLY 30 SECONDS OR LESS."
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A POP TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL APRON AREA. THE SOUND MAY OCCUR OVER BUMPS WHEN A TWISTING MOTION IS INTRODUCED INTO THE VEHICLE CHASSIS AT LOW SPEEDS. AFTER VERIFYING THE CUSTOMERS CONCERN AND PERFORMING THE PROCEDURE, BE SURE TO ROAD TEST THE CAR AGAIN TO CONFIRM THE SOUND HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.
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IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT THAT WATER IS LEAKING FROM THE MAP LIGHT AREA, IT COULD BE CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE AREA OF THE SUNROOF CABLE MECHANISM. TO REMEDY THE CONDITION, SILICONE SEALER WILL NEED TO BE APPLIED TO BOTH OF THE FRONT END CAPS AS INDICATED BELOW. REFER TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURE LISTED BELOW.
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IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE THAT HAS THE OIL TEMPERATURE WARNING LAMP FLASHING WITH P0751, P0756, P0761, P0766, P0771, P1840, P1841, P1842, P1843 OR P1844 STORED IN MEMORY AND POSSIBLY AN INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION, IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF CONTAMINATION IN THE VALVE BODY. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE VALVE BODY, FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND PERFORM THE DYNAMIC CHECK MODE PROCEDURE.
Source components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
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THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF THE SUNROOF NOT OPENING OR CLOSING PROPERLY. IT WILL ALSO ADDRESS A POPPING OR SLAMMING SOUND FROM THE GLASS PANEL WHEN IT LOWERS PRIOR TO RETRACTING. THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES TSBS 12-122-10R, 12-124-10R AND 12-135-12.
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THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF NECESSARY PART REPLACEMENT IN THE EVENT ANY OF THE AVCS SLOW RESPONSE OR AVCS SYSTEM FAILURE DTCS LISTED ABOVE ARE FOUND TO BE STORED IN THE ECM MEMORY. A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS IS CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET AND / OR OIL CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE (OCV) MECHANISM.
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If you encounter a vehicle which has P0128 stored in memory, it may be caused by a very slight variation in coolant temperature between the left and right cylinder bank.
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2013 MODEL YEAR OUTBACK AND LEGACY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A BACKUP CAMERA NO LONGER HAVE A COMPASS FEATURE AVAILABLE IN THE FACTORY INSTALLED AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR.
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SUBARU: REPAIR AND INSPECTION PROCEDURE OF RELATED CAMSHAFT POSITION, REGARDING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO START OR LONG CRANKING, AND POSSIBLY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CLEARANCE OUT OF SPECIFICATION. MODELS 2013 LEGACY AND OUTBACK. *PE
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SUNROOF BINDS: IF YOU ENCOUNTER A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT WHEN OPENING THE SUNROOF (THE GLASS OPENS ABOUT ONE INCH THEN STOPS, MAKES A SQUEAK TYPE SOUND AND/OR OPENS HALFWAY THEN BINDS), THE WEDGE CAP MAY BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
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SERVICE MANUAL CORRECTIONS - THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT CHANGES TO SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE VIA THE SUBARU TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (STIS) WEB SITE.
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE AVAILABILITY OF UPDATED ECM REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF THE ENGINE RPM DROPPING DURING HIGH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CURRENT DEMAND.
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING ACCEPTABLE WINDSHIELD REPAIR AREAS IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW EYESIGHT SYSTEM.
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR PROPER POSITIONING OF ETC DEVICES, E.G., EZ PASS®, SUN PASS®, K-TAG, ETC. IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW EYESIGHT SYSTEM.