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Subaru Ascent 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-128-20R · NHTSA communication 10186418 · issued Jan 26, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019–2020
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces availability of a new transmission harness for use when diagnosis of DTC P0842 -TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR / SWITCH â Aâ CIRCUIT LOW determines the sensor itself is OK but the transmission wiring harness is NG.

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.