Subaru Impreza 2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WQT 55A · NHTSA communication 10140556 · issued Jun 25, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012 model year Subaru Impreza vehicles (exceptWRX/STI) equipped with a capacitance?type occupant detection system (ODS) in the front passenger seat. Condition: In certain circumstances, such as the use of an iPod or cell phone plugged into the Accessory power outlet by a front seat passenger when the ODS is on, or a front seat passenger touching a metal part of the vehicle that is electrically grounded when the ODS is on, the Occupant Control Unit (OCU) of the ODS may falsely identify an abnormally high rise in the occupant?s capacitance.
Vehicles covered
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.