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Service bulletin 02-132-12R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10089952
Published by NHTSA2017-01-31
Manufacturer's number02-132-12R
Manufacturer's date2013-01-21
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF NECESSARY PART REPLACEMENT IN THE EVENT ANY OF THE “AVCS SLOW RESPONSE” OR “AVCS SYSTEM FAILURE” DTCS LISTED ABOVE ARE FOUND TO BE STORED IN THE ECM MEMORY. A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS IS CONTAMINATION WITHIN THE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET AND / OR OIL CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE (OCV) MECHANISM.

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, Software

Vehicles listed
SUBARU BRZ2013
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013
SUBARU FORESTER2011
SUBARU IMPREZA2012
SUBARU LEGACY2013
SUBARU OUTBACK2013

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

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