Front Hood Intake Duct- Design Change – 2015-2020 Subaru WRX & WRX STI

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NHTSA ID Number: 10185067

Manufacturer Communication Number: 12-305-20

Summary

This bulletin announces a design change made to the front hood air intake duct.

 


NUMBER: 12-305-20
DATE: 12/07/2020

APPLICABILITY: 2015-20MY WRX and WRX STI
SUBJECT: Front Hood Intake Duct- Design Change

 

INTRODUCTION:

This bulletin announces a design change made to the front hood air intake duct used on the models listed above.  The new duct utilizes larger holes at the attachment points to facilitate the use of mounting bolts with a larger shoulder (boss) diameter as shown (in green) in the illustrations below.  For this reason, the new mounting bolts are not interchangeable and cannot be used with the original style duct.

 

PRODUCTION CHANGE INFORMATION:

The new duct and mounting bolts were incorporated into production starting with VIN L9819487.

 

PART INFORMATION:

  • New Mounting Bolt: 901020030
  • New Duct-Inner Front Hood: 57253VA011

 

REMINDER: Always order the most up-to-date replacement parts based on the specific VIN being repaired.

 

SERVICE PROCEDURE / INFORMATION:

REMINDER:  Customer satisfaction and retention starts with performing quality repairs.

The service procedures for hood duct replacement remain unchanged.  Always refer to the applicable Service Manual and review the full requirements of the repair being performed.  Service Manual procedures contain information critical to performing an effective repair the first time, every time.  This includes but is not limited to important SAFETY precautions, proper inspection criteria, necessary special tools, required processes and related one-time-use parts needed for a complete and lasting repair.

 


12 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
SUBARU WRX 2015-2020
SUBARU WRX STI 2015-2020

 


1 Associated Document

Manufacturer Communications

NUMBER: 12-305-20
DATE: 12/07/2020

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