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Service bulletin 04-13-14R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10153185
Published by NHTSA2019-02-19
Manufacturer's number04-13-14R
Manufacturer's date2018-11-14
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

IMPORTANT: This Service Bulletin has been as been replaced by TSB 04-24-18 dated 11/9/2018 entitled ?Increased Steering Effort when Cold, DTC C2532?. Please refer to this new bulletin for the latest information regarding this condition.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Steering

Trouble codes named

C2532

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2014
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014

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

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0413142023-03-13. Service bulletin. New Electric Power Steering (EPS) Control Unit for DTC C2532
04-27-21R2021-08-05. Service bulletin. As part of Subaru’s dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcingan extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) GearBox Assembly for certain 2012-2018 MY vehicles.
Subaru Owner Let2021-08-04. Service bulletin. As part of Subaru of America’s dedication to customer satisfaction, this letter is to inform you of an extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for your vehicle’s Electronic Power Steering Gear Box Assembly.
Subarunet Announ2021-08-04. Service bulletin. As part of Subaru’s dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcing an extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for the Electronic Power Steering Gear Box Assembly for certain 2012-2018 MY vehicles.
04-23-18R2019-03-11. 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.
04-24-182019-02-19. Service bulletin. 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.
04-23-182018-11-05. Service bulletin. This Service Information 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.