Service bulletin 15-186-15
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10093061 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-02-27 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15-186-15 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-09-08 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. |
NHTSA's summary
"THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES REPROGRAMMING FILE AVAILABILITY AND A CORRESPONDING INSTALLATION PROCEDURE WHICH WILL ALLOW BLUETOOTH PAIRING TO BE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WHEN USING VOICE COMMANDS ON THE CLARION AUDIO UNITS LISTED BELOW. PAIRING OF PHONES USING VOICE RECOGNITION IS THE PREFERRED METHOD ON THESE CLARION AUDIO UNITS. SEE BULLETIN 15-185-15 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON USING VOICE RECOGNITION TO PAIR PHONES TO CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THE PROCEDURE WILL INVOLVE DOWNLOADING THE APPLICABLE UPDATE FILE FROM SUBARUNET THEN LOADING IT ONTO A FLASH DRIVE FOR INSTALLATION."
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
| SUBARU FORESTER | 2014, 2015 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2015206 | 2015-05-15. Accessories |
|---|---|
| 13V159000 | 2013-04-24. EQUIPMENT |
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