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Service bulletin 03-67-12R

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 id10093129
Published by NHTSA2017-02-28
Manufacturer's number03-67-12R
Manufacturer's date2015-09-28
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. HAS EXTENDED THE AVAILABILITY OF REMANUFACTURED CVT TRANSMISSIONS TO INCLUDE CROSSTREK, FORESTER AND IMPREZA APPLICATIONS. PLEASE CHECK APPLICATIONS AND AVAILABILITY THROUGH NORMAL PARTS CHANNELS PRIOR TO MAKING VEHICLE REPAIRS. RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO USE A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FOR ALL REPAIRS REIMBURSED BY SUBARU THAT REQUIRE A MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A “NEW” AND “IN-STOCK” VEHICLE.

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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013
SUBARU CROSSTREK2016
SUBARU FORESTER2012
SUBARU FORESTER2014, 2015, 2016
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
SUBARU LEGACY2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
SUBARU OUTBACK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V5020002015-08-10. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
13V3360002013-08-01. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Service2023-05-08. Service bulletin. This announcement relates to specific 2014 Forester 2.5 Non?Turbo CVT models which have been identified as having an excess amount of fluid in the CVT transmission.
1690132023-05-08. Service bulletin. Design Change to Lock-Up Type Torque Converter
168011R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Inspection Procedure for AT Oil Temperature Warning Lamp Flashing
1692142023-04-24. Service bulletin. Replacement AT Oil Cooler Piping
1691142023-04-24. Service bulletin. Correction to Diagnostics for 5AT-Related DTCs
169013R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Design Change to Lock-Up Type Torque Converter
166399R2023-04-17. Service bulletin. Remanufactured Automatic Transaxle Program
1689132023-03-20. Service bulletin. CVT Component Design Changes
Announcements-52023-03-06. Service bulletin. New Subaru Recall Campaign WQJ?46: 5EAT Parking Rod (6 cylinder engine only)
16-104-17R2021-05-10. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a diagnostic procedure along with Transmission Control Module (TCM) reprogramming files to address isolated customer concerns of a ?bump? feeling from the CVT. The bump feeling has been reported to occur after the CVT is fully up to operating temperature, in Drive and with the engine at idle.