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Subaru Ascent 2017–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-195-16R · NHTSA communication 10174537 · issued Apr 30, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2020
model years
36
vehicle entries

Official summary

This service information bulletin provides important information regarding diagnosis and replacement (when applicable) of the STARLINK Telematics Data Communication Module (DCM). All models with STARLINK Telematics System.

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.