TSB 034899 — Subaru Service bulletin

034899 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Subaru Impreza, 1995–1998 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT FIRST GEAR POPPING OUT WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
4Model years

Vehicles and model years 034899 names

VehicleModel years
Subaru Impreza 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Every document filed under 034899

Document IDFiledType
034899 July 14, 1999 Service bulletin

What 034899 covers

Transmission & drivetrain — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 034899?

034899 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Subaru, covering the Subaru Impreza across the 1995–1998 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT FIRST GEAR POPPING OUT WHILE DRIVING.

Which vehicles does 034899 cover?

NHTSA's file names Subaru Impreza (1995–1998). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 034899 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 034899 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 034899?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 034899, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 034899. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.