Subaru Ascent 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-120-19 · NHTSA communication 10160485 · issued Mar 4, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2019
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a procedure to follow for addressing customer concerns of a shuddering condition or chattering -type sound heard or felt when making sharp turns. If an applicable vehicle presents with the condition as described, it is recommended to perform the transfer clutch break-in procedure as described.
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Subaru Ascent
- 2014 Subaru Forester
- 2015 Subaru Forester
- 2016 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Forester
- 2018 Subaru Forester
- 2015 Subaru Legacy
- 2016 Subaru Legacy
- 2017 Subaru Legacy
- 2018 Subaru Legacy
- 2019 Subaru Legacy
- 2015 Subaru Outback
- 2016 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru Outback
- 2018 Subaru Outback
- 2019 Subaru Outback
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2016 Subaru WRX
- 2017 Subaru WRX
- 2018 Subaru WRX
- 2019 Subaru WRX
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.