Subaru Crosstrek 2013–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 07-135-18 · NHTSA communication 10142828 · issued Jun 28, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2016
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
HEV MODELS ONLY. This Service Information bulletin informs of a potentially incorrect display when a DTC is stored in either the Hybrid Power Control Module (HPCM) or in the OBD menu, Mode $02 while retrieving freeze-frame data (FFD). If a DTC is stored in either of these ECMs, a list of 42 codes may be returned in error when using either SSM4 or a Generic Scan Tool (GST). DTCs stored in other ECMs continue to be displayed normally.
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.