TSB 037012 — Subaru Service bulletin

037012 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 4 Subaru models, 1999 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Repair Procedure for High-Pitched Sound from Extension Housing Area Using Latest Generation Production Parts

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

1Document filed
4Vehicles named
1Model year

Vehicles and model years 037012 names

VehicleModel years
Subaru Forester 1999
Subaru Impreza 1999
Subaru Legacy 1999
Subaru Outback 1999

Every document filed under 037012

Document IDFiledType
037012 December 13, 2012 Service bulletin

What 037012 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 037012?

037012 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Subaru, covering 4 Subaru models across the 1999 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Repair Procedure for High-Pitched Sound from Extension Housing Area Using Latest Generation Production Parts

Which vehicles does 037012 cover?

NHTSA's file names Subaru Forester (1999); Subaru Impreza (1999); Subaru Legacy (1999); Subaru Outback (1999). 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 037012 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 037012 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 037012?

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 037012, 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 037012. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.