Service bulletin 07-105-16

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10081078
Published by NHTSA	2016-09-28
Manufacturer's number	07-105-16
Manufacturer's date	2016-01-11
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A NEW DCCD CONTROL MODULE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF THE MANUAL SETTING BEING LOST WHEN TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. IF THE OPERATOR ADJUSTS THE SETTING OF THE DCCD FEATURE FROM THE DEFAULT, THIS NEW CONTROL MODULE WILL RETAIN THAT SETTING AND ELIMINATE THE NEED TO “RESET” THE DCCD WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
SUBARU IMPREZA	2015, 2016

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

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