Service bulletin 04-24-18
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 | 10153182 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2019-02-19 |
| Manufacturer's number | 04-24-18 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-11-09 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
This bulletin announces a new Electronic Power Steering (EPS) control module for the models listed above. These new EPS control modules address a limited number of customer concerns regarding increased steering effort which may occur during freezing temperatures after a cold start. The cause has been identified as a frozen relay contact inside the control module. Illumination of the EPS warning lamp can also occur and a DTC C2532 may be stored.
The document
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Components
Steering, Power steering
Trouble codes named
C2532
| SUBARU CROSSTREK | 2013 to 2015 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU CROSSTREK | 2016 |
| SUBARU FORESTER | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| SUBARU IMPREZA | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 041314 | 2023-03-13. Service bulletin. New Electric Power Steering (EPS) Control Unit for DTC C2532 |
|---|---|
| 04-23-18R | 2019-03-11. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides helpful tips to simplify the diagnosis of sound concerns originating in the electronic power steering (EPS) gearbox (steering rack) assembly. If a vehicle presents with a ?rattling?, ?knocking? or possibly a ?clanging? type sound coming from the steering rack and / or a vibration felt through the steering wheel, use the flow chart below to help make diagnosis of the concern easier. |
| 04-18-17 | 2017-09-14. Service bulletin. MODELS WITH EYESIGHT ONLY. This bulletin announces availability of a new Electronic Power Steering (EPS) controller to address a very limited number of cases involving DTC B281C "INCOMPATIBLE WITH EYESIGHT (EPS)" in the EyeSight system. |
| 04-13-14 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. NEW ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) CONTROL UNIT FOR DTC C2532 |
| SB-04-13-14R | 2016-02-19. Service bulletin. SUBARU: AN ISSUE OF INCREASE STEERING EFFORT, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C2532 AND TO ADDRESS CODE A NEW EPS CONTROL UNIT THAT IS AVAILABLE. MODEL 2014 FORESTER, 2012-14 IMPREZA, XV CROSSTREK (INCLUDING HYBRID). *PE |