Subaru Crosstrek 2012–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-112-18R · NHTSA communication 10241822 · issued Aug 14, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2018
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change to the CVT select lever (shifter) mechanism in response to isolated customer concerns of not being able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in Park.
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2014 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2015 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2014 Subaru Forester
- 2015 Subaru Forester
- 2016 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Forester
- 2018 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Impreza
- 2013 Subaru Impreza
- 2014 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Impreza
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- 2017 Subaru Impreza
- 2018 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Legacy
- 2016 Subaru Legacy
- 2017 Subaru Legacy
- 2018 Subaru Legacy
- 2015 Subaru Outback
- 2016 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru Outback
- 2018 Subaru Outback
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2016 Subaru WRX
- 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.