Subaru Crosstrek 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WQZ-61R · NHTSA communication 10189671 · issued Mar 15, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service program for certain 2016 model year Forester, Impreza, Crosstrek, Legacy, and Outback vehicles equipped with Telematics (STARLINK). Subaru has determined that vehicles affected by this Service Program require reprogramming of the Telematics System Data Communications Module (DCM).
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.