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Subaru Ascent 2017–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-132-20R · NHTSA communication 10216984 · issued Jul 12, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2022
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Bulletin provides updated diagnostic procedures to follow and a brief questionnaire to complete when diagnosing an alleged Chain Slip condition on the TR580 and TR690 model CVT transmissions used in the models listed.

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.