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Service bulletin PM02

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 id10093521
Published by NHTSA2017-03-02
Manufacturer's numberPM02
Manufacturer's date2014-10-28
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

ADDITIONS TO REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION APPLICATIONS

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 FORESTER2014, 2015
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013
SUBARU LEGACY2013
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK2013

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

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