Subaru Crosstrek 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-316-24R · NHTSA communication 11008262 · issued Sep 10, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces the procedures required to reprogram the DCM (Data Communication Module) in Gen1 Subaru vehicles in response to the 3G network sunsetting.
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
- 2017 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2018 Subaru WRX Sti
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.