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Service bulletin 15-194-16

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 id10087241
Published by NHTSA2016-12-27
Manufacturer's number15-194-16
Manufacturer's date2016-02-29
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

NHTSA's summary

"THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF AN ENHANCED AUDIO SYSTEM POWER AMPLIFIER WHICH CONTAINS SOFTWARE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF VOICE GUIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS (WORDS) BEING CUT SHORT OR CUT OFF. FOR EXAMPLE: INSTEAD OF THE INSTRUCTION SAYING “TURN RIGHT AHEAD”, IT MIGHT BE “RIGHT AHEAD” OR EVEN JUST “AHEAD”. THIS INTERMITTENT CONDITION OCCURS AFTER COMPLETING A BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE PHONE CALL WHILE USING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM’S VOICE GUIDANCE FEATURE."

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, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2015, 2016
SUBARU OUTBACK2015, 2016

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

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