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Service bulletin 07-88-15

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 id10080720
Published by NHTSA2016-09-22
Manufacturer's number07-88-15
Manufacturer's date2015-01-20
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO USE WHEN INSTALLING A SOA821B200 REPLACEMENT BATTERY IN A 2015MY WRX (2.0L).

The document

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Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
SUBARU WRX2015

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

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