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Service bulletin 07-85-14

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 id10068295
Published by NHTSA2016-05-23
Manufacturer's number07-85-14
Manufacturer's date2014-06-09
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

MEASUREMENT OF “DARK CURRENT” (PARASITIC BATTERY DRAW)

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
SUBARU BRZ2014
SUBARU FORESTER2014
SUBARU IMPREZA2014
SUBARU LEGACY2014
SUBARU OUTBACK2014
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK2014

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

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