Subaru Crosstrek 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-280-21R · NHTSA communication 10191573 · issued Apr 13, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2018
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles equipped with manual transmission and push-button start will follow DCM replacement procedure as outlined in TSB 15-279-21: Gen1 Telematics DCM Replacement for 3G Sunset which is applicable to manual transmission vehicles with push-button start ONLY.
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2016 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Forester
- 2018 Subaru Forester
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- 2017 Subaru Impreza
- 2018 Subaru Impreza
- 2016 Subaru Legacy
- 2017 Subaru Legacy
- 2018 Subaru Legacy
- 2016 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru Outback
- 2018 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru WRX
- 2018 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.