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Service bulletin SM05

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 id10087507
Published by NHTSA2016-12-29
Manufacturer's numberSM05
Manufacturer's date2014-03-25
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT - 925 - NEW TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL TRAINING - INTRODUCTION TO THE WRX AND WRX STI

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals, Software

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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