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Service bulletin 16-94-15R

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10093644
Published by NHTSA2017-03-03
Manufacturer's number16-94-15R
Manufacturer's date2015-10-22
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR DTC P172A AND / OR P0B0B. WHEN EITHER OF THESE DTCS IS STORED, A LEAKING O-RING WHICH SEALS THE ELECTRIC OIL PUMP RELIEF VALVE MAY ALLOW CVT FLUID TO ENTER THE PUMP’S ELECTRIC MOTOR. ALTHOUGH CURRENT SERVICE MANUAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES INSTRUCT REPLACEMENT OF MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, THIS INFORMATION WILL HELP ISOLATE THE ACTUAL FAILED COMPONENT FOR A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE REPAIR.

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

Trouble codes named

P0B0B, P172A

Vehicles listed
SUBARU XV CROSSTREK HYBRID2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20152492015-06-04. Accessories
20152062015-05-15. 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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