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Service bulletin SB-04-13-14R

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10059218
Published by NHTSA2016-02-19
Manufacturer's numberSB-04-13-14R
Manufacturer's date2015-05-05
NHTSA componentSTEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU: AN ISSUE OF INCREASE STEERING EFFORT, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C2532 AND TO ADDRESS CODE A NEW EPS CONTROL UNIT THAT IS AVAILABLE. MODEL 2014 FORESTER, 2012-14 IMPREZA, XV CROSSTREK (INCLUDING HYBRID). *PE

The document

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Components

Steering, Power steering

Trouble codes named

C2532

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2014
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK2013, 2014
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK HYBRID2014 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
0413142023-03-13. Service bulletin. New Electric Power Steering (EPS) Control Unit for DTC C2532
04-23-18R2019-03-11. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides helpful tips to simplify the diagnosis of sound concerns originating in the electronic power steering (EPS) gearbox (steering rack) assembly. If a vehicle presents with a ?rattling?, ?knocking? or possibly a ?clanging? type sound coming from the steering rack and / or a vibration felt through the steering wheel, use the flow chart below to help make diagnosis of the concern easier.
04-24-182019-02-19. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a new Electronic Power Steering (EPS) control module for the models listed above. These new EPS control modules address a limited number of customer concerns regarding increased steering effort which may occur during freezing temperatures after a cold start. The cause has been identified as a frozen relay contact inside the control module. Illumination of the EPS warning lamp can also occur and a DTC C2532 may be stored.
04-13-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) CONTROL UNIT FOR DTC C2532