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Service bulletin AHA2

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 id10094065
Published by NHTSA2017-03-07
Manufacturer's numberAHA2
Manufacturer's date2013-12-30
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

NHTSA's summary

IN APPRECIATION FOR PURCHASING A SUBARU VEHICLE WITH NAVIGATION, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. (SOA) IS OFFERING OWNERS OF 2013 LEGACY/OUTBACK VEHICLES WITH AHA CAPABILITY A COMPLIMENTARY NAVIGATION SD CARD UPDATE WITH FREE INSTALLATION. THESE OWNERS WILL BE RECEIVING AN EMAIL AND A FOLLOW UP DIRECT MAILER FROM SOA DETAILING THAT OFFER IN EARLY JANUARY 2014. THE PROCEDURE IS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. CUSTOMERS’ WILL NEED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEIR DEALERSHIP TO SWAP OUT THE NAVI SD CARD LOCATED IN THE SLOT ON THE HEADUNIT, AS THIS PROCEDURE REQUIRES THAT A FUSE BE REMOVED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE HEADUNIT. THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE IS QUICK AND EASY, AT ROUGHLY 20 MINUTES, AND SD CARDS CAN BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF PLACING THE ORDER. REFER TO SERVICE BULLETIN: 15‐169‐13 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION – NAVIGATION SD CARD UPDATE PROGRAM FOR 2013 LEGACY AND OUTBACK WITH SUBARU STARLINK™/AHA™ FOUND ON STIS.

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

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY2013
SUBARU OUTBACK2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20152062015-05-15. Accessories
20130632013-02-25. Accessories
13V0610002013-02-25. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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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