# Service bulletin 15\-185\-15R

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: 10093063
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-02\-27
- Manufacturer's number: 15\-185\-15R
- Manufacturer's date: 2015\-09\-08
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE HELPFUL INSIGHT TO USE WHEN RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER INQUIRIES INVOLVING THE PAIRING AND USE OF CELLULAR PHONES WITH CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THIS INCLUDES CUSTOMER CONCERNS WHERE THE PHONE WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY PAIR ITSELF BUT INSTEAD REQUIRES MANUAL PHONE SELECTION ON THE AUDIO UNIT TO ALLOW PAIRING TO PROCEED.

## 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

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 SUBARU CROSSTREK
- 2013 to 2015 SUBARU FORESTER
- 2012 to 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA
- 2012 to 2014 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2012 to 2014 SUBARU OUTBACK
- 2012 to 2014 SUBARU WRX
- 2015 SUBARU WRX
- 2012 to 2014 SUBARU WRX STI
- 2015 SUBARU WRX STI

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2019191](/recalls/tc/2019191.md), 2019-04-18: Electrical
- [19V297000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V297000.md), 2019-04-11: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- [17V625000](/recalls/nhtsa/17V625000.md), 2017-10-06: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- [16V738000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V738000.md), 2016-10-13: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- [2016492](/recalls/tc/2016492.md), 2016-10-07: Electrical
- [13V061000](/recalls/nhtsa/13V061000.md), 2013-02-25: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SubaruNet Announcement \(M](/bulletins/11037943.md), 2026-10-05, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This announcement provides information on a new software update for the Midtronics Dss and DCA machines.
- [18\-244\-26](/bulletins/11037938.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "This Bulletin announces additional troubleshooting steps for the following DTCs: DTC C1956: RH Actuator Circuit DTC C1957: LH Actuator Circuit"
- [15\-333\-25R](/bulletins/11037929.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [15\-304\-22R](/bulletins/11037927.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [15\-308\-23R](/bulletins/11036807.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw \(dark/standby current\) in vehicles experiencing battery drain when the ignition is off, leading to no\-start conditions or frequent jump\-starts.This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [15\-304\-22R](/bulletins/11036796.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. \(This is an revised version of the original bulletin.\)
- [Article Locator](/bulletins/11036794.md), 2026-09-03, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Techtips newsletter locator index.
- [15\-333\-25R](/bulletins/11036789.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. This is an revised version of the original bulletin
- [16\-156\-25R](/bulletins/11034242.md), 2026-07-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. \(This is an revised version of the orignal bulletin.\)
- [16\-156\-25R](/bulletins/11033063.md), 2026-06-01, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.

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