Subaru Ascent 2018–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 07-173-20 · NHTSA communication 10173135 · issued Mar 20, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2020
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information Bulletin provides insight on how to address a customer concern of the rear hatch, Power Rear Gate (PRG) or trunk release operating (or finding the PRG/trunk open unexpectedly after parking) without a specific input (button press) from the operator.
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.