Cracked Rear Combination Lamps – 2013-2014 Subaru BRZ

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Bulletin Number: 12-160-13; Date: 12/23/13 Page 1 INTRODUCTION This bulletin announces availability of a revised trunk weatherstrip and rubber stoppers designed to absorb impact and prevent contact or in rare occurrences, damage to the rear combination lamps when closing the trunk lid. COUNTERMEASURE IN PRODUCTION The new weatherstrip and rubber trunk stoppers were incorporated into production starting with the following VINs: Weatherstrip E*600523 Rubber Trunk Stoppers E*601334 PART INFORMATION A liner was added into the weatherstrip for increased resistance to crush and the trunk stopper’s overall height was increased by 2.7mm to minimize the chance of trunk lid contact with the combination lamps. PART NAME PART NUMBER WSTR Trunk 57532CA001 Stopper Trunk Lower 57533FE040 NUMBER: 12-160-13 DATE: 12/23/13 APPLICABILITY: 2013-14MY BRZ SUBJECT: Cracked Rear Combination Lamps SERVICE BULLETIN ATTENTION: GENERAL MANAGER q PARTS MANAGER q CLAIMS PERSONNEL q SERVICE MANAGER q IMPORTANT – All Service Personnel Should Read and Initial in the boxes provided, right. Continued… CAUTION: VEHICLE SERVICING PERFORMED BY UNTRAINED PERSONS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THOSE PERSONS OR TO OTHERS. Subaru Service Bulletins are intended for use by professional technicians ONLY. They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur in some vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper servicing of the vehicle. Properly trained technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to do the job correctly and safely. If a condition is described, DO NOT assume that this Service Bulletin applies to your vehicle, or that your vehicle will have that condition. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. IS “ISO 14001 COMPLIANT” The international standard for excellence in Environmental Management Systems. Please recycle or dispose of automotive products in a manner that is friendly to our environment and in accordance with all local, state and federal laws and regulations. OLD NEW Bulletin Number: 12-160-13; Date: 12/23/13 Page 2 SERVICE PROCEDURE / INFORMATION To remove the trunk stopper, use a plastic trim tool to lift up and release one of the retaining tangs. Once you have one side released, hold the one side of the stopper away from the body then release the opposite tang with the plastic trim tool as shown in the photos below. Grasp and pull up on the old weatherstrip to release and remove it from the trunk opening body flange. Leave any adhesive remaining on the flange in place to help secure the new weatherstrip. Start the installation with the seam aligned with the striker, arrow and notch towards the rear bumper, then proceed to either the right or left working your way around the trunk opening and back to the seam. As you work the new weatherstrip into position, make sure it is fully seated onto the trunk opening body flange evenly with no high spots (which will result when the weatherstrip is not fully seated). Position the inner lip over the trunk lining trim as shown in the photo below, right. Release One Tang Tang Released Hold Onto Stopper and Release the Opposite Side Tang Retaining “Tangs” Trunk Stopper Weatherstrip Trunk Stopper (closest to the trunk latch) Trunk Stopper (closest to the trunk latch) Arrow Inner lip properly covering edge of trunk lining trim Notch Bulletin Number: 12-160-13; Date: 12/23/13 Page 3 As an extra “check” to confirm the weatherstrip is installed properly, the white dot on the outside must face the rear window. NOTES: • To avoid damaging the new weatherstrip, DO NOT use any tool other than your hands (no rubber mallets or similar tools) to fully seat it onto the body flange. • In the event combination lamp replacement is needed, refer to TSB 12-145-13R for revised retaining nut and sealing gasket information. WARRANTY / CLAIM INFORMATION For vehicles within the Basic New Car Limited Warranty period, this repair may be claimed using the following information: LABOR DESCRIPTION LABOR OPERATION # FAIL CODE LABOR TIME TRUNK WEATHER STRIP & STOPPER REPLACEMENT B914-743 WBB-48 0.2 ONE BRZ REAR COMBINATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACE C914-742 0.2 BOTH BRZ REAR COMBINATION LIGHT ASSEMBLIES REPLACE C914-744 0.3 Rear Glass

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