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Subaru Ascent 2019–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-282-21R · NHTSA communication 10237241 · issued May 4, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2019–2022
model years
42
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Bulletin announces additional diagnostic procedures and a detailed flow chart to be used when diagnosing customer concerns regarding the operation of the STARLINK Remote Engine Start (RES) feature.

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.