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Subaru Crosstrek 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11-159-15 · NHTSA communication 10092483 · issued Aug 6, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the ecm and address customer concerns of extended cranking time before the engine starts.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.