Service bulletin 07-102-15

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10094228
Published by NHTSA	2017-03-08
Manufacturer's number	07-102-15
Manufacturer's date	2015-12-07
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW FOR INITIAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM. WHEN RECEIVING A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A PROBLEM, E.G., AN INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATES OR A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE CANCEL CODE INFORMATION WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED AFTER CONNECTING THE SELECT MONITOR (SSM). IMPORTANT NOTE: CANCEL CODE 60-A0H IS DETECTED (AND AS A RESULT, STORED IN MEMORY) EVERY TIME THE IGNITION KEY IS SWITCHED OFF ON 2016MY FORESTER ONLY. THIS CONDITION IS THE RESULT OF A SOFTWARE CHARACTERISTIC WHICH HAS NO EFFECT ON THE OPERATION OF THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM BUT MAY IMPACT HOW THE SYSTEM IS DIAGNOSED SHOULD AN ACTUAL FAULT OCCUR.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Software

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER	2016

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