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Subaru Legacy 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1610417 · NHTSA communication 10131693 · issued Feb 23, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2017
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

CVT MODELS ONLY. This bulletin provides a diagnostic procedure along with Transmission Control Module (TCM) reprogramming files to address isolated customer concerns of a ?bump? feeling from the CVT. The bump feeling has been reported to occur after the CVT is fully up to operating temperature, in Drive and with the engine at idle.

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.