# Service bulletin 17\-17\-13R

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10138778
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-29
- Manufacturer's number: 17\-17\-13R
- Manufacturer's date: 2017\-12\-15
- NHTSA component: AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

## NHTSA's summary

NOTE: The Airbag systems used on previous and current WRX, STI and Tribeca models are NOT equipped with EDR functionality. This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder \(EDR\) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system. The function of the EDR is best explained using the following statements found in the vehicle Owner?s Manual: ?This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder \(EDR\). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash\-like situations such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in the understanding how a vehicle?s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as: ? How various systems in your vehicle were operating; ? Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened; ? How far \(if at all\) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; ? How fast the vehicle was traveling. This data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10138778-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10138778-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Air bags, Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2018 SUBARU BRZ
- 2016 to 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK
- 2014 to 2018 SUBARU FORESTER
- 2012 to 2018 SUBARU IMPREZA
- 2013 to 2018 SUBARU LEGACY
- 2013 to 2018 SUBARU OUTBACK
- 2015 to 2018 SUBARU WRX
- 2015 to 2018 SUBARU WRX STI
- 2013 to 2015 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2024546](/recalls/tc/2024546.md), 2024-08-15: Label
- [2021228](/recalls/tc/2021228.md), 2021-04-15: Electrical
- [21V264000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V264000.md), 2021-04-15: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- [2020001](/recalls/tc/2020001.md), 2020-01-02: Airbag
- [20V003000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V003000.md), 2020-01-02: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [20V002000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V002000.md), 2020-01-02: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [20V001000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V001000.md), 2020-01-02: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- [19V910000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V910000.md), 2019-12-19: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
- [19V743000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V743000.md), 2019-10-18: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- [2019492](/recalls/tc/2019492.md), 2019-10-04: Airbag

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SubaruNet Announcement \(M](/bulletins/11037943.md), 2026-10-05, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This announcement provides information on a new software update for the Midtronics Dss and DCA machines.
- [SubaruNet Announcement \(T](/bulletins/11037942.md), 2026-10-05, Other: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This announcement provides information on an enhancement of the TechShare CVT diagnostic assitance application.
- [18\-244\-26](/bulletins/11037938.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "This Bulletin announces additional troubleshooting steps for the following DTCs: DTC C1956: RH Actuator Circuit DTC C1957: LH Actuator Circuit"
- [15\-333\-25R](/bulletins/11037929.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [15\-304\-22R](/bulletins/11037927.md), 2026-10-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [15\-308\-23R](/bulletins/11036807.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw \(dark/standby current\) in vehicles experiencing battery drain when the ignition is off, leading to no\-start conditions or frequent jump\-starts.This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
- [SubaruNet Announcement \(C](/bulletins/11036804.md), 2026-09-03, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. This Announcement provides diagnostic assistance for CVT issues.
- [15\-304\-22R](/bulletins/11036796.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. \(This is an revised version of the original bulletin.\)
- [Article Locator](/bulletins/11036794.md), 2026-09-03, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Techtips newsletter locator index.
- [15\-333\-25R](/bulletins/11036789.md), 2026-09-03, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. This is an revised version of the original bulletin

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