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Service bulletin 15-162-13

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 id10090291
Published by NHTSA2017-02-03
Manufacturer's number15-162-13
Manufacturer's date2013-06-18
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING THE BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE MICROPHONE WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE AS AN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE PART (SEPARATE FROM THE MAP LIGHT ASSEMBLY). THE REPLACEMENT MICROPHONE IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE BACKGROUND NOISE WHEN USING THE HANDS-FREE TELEPHONE 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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2010, 2011
SUBARU IMPREZA2010, 2011
SUBARU WRX STI2010 to 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20124442012-12-27. Accessories

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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