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Service bulletin 16-99-16

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 id10087242
Published by NHTSA2016-12-27
Manufacturer's number16-99-16
Manufacturer's date2016-02-29
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

"THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO OPTIMIZE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) OPERATION AND ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER CONCERNS: • ENGINE RPM “FLARE” (SHARP RPM INCREASE WHEN CVT “DOWNSHIFTS”) WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL ON UPHILL GRADES • CANCELLATION OF CRUISE CONTROL AS A RESULT OF RPM FLARE (DRIVER MUST RESET DESIRED VEHICLE SPEED). THIS NEW LOGIC CHANGES THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATION TO AVOID UNEXPECTED CANCELLATION. "

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

Engine, Throttle and cruise control

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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