Service bulletin 07-163-19

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10169858
Published by NHTSA	2020-01-07
Manufacturer's number	07-163-19
Manufacturer's date	2019-12-05
NHTSA component	AIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

"This Service Information Bulletin announces IMPORTANT changes to the parts ordering and Service Procedures for replacement passenger airbag modules and airbag control modules used in the models listed above. The change is due to discontinuation of the original equipment passenger airbag module assemblies used in 2015-17MY vehicles. The replacement passenger airbag module assemblies for the 2015-17 MY Legacy and Outback will now be the same part used in 2018MY Legacy and Outback. The 2018MY Legacy and Outback also utilizes a different airbag control module than the 2015-17 MY Legacy and Outback. The 2018MY passenger airbag module assembly is now specified for 2015-18MY vehicles. As a result, whenever installing the 2018MY passenger airbag module on a 2015-17MY vehicle, the airbag control module AND airbag module assembly MUST be replaced together as a matching set."

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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
SUBARU LEGACY	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SUBARU OUTBACK	2015, 2016, 2017

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V910000	2019-12-19. AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE
16V716000	2016-10-06. AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER; STEERING:COLUMN

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Subarunet Announcement	2024-08-05. Other. This announcement provides information on Takata Recall Escalated Towing Program.
17-18-23	2023-06-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces availability of the one-time use mounting clip and spacer clip for the air bag curtain module.
171713R	2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Event Data Recorder (EDR) Function of Airbag Module
171713	2023-04-03. Service bulletin. Event Data Recorder (EDR) Function of Airbag Module
17-17-13R	2020-04-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
17-17-13R	2020-02-05. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
WUX-09R	2020-02-05. Service bulletin. Subaru is recalling certain 2016-2017 model year Outback vehicles in which an incorrect Airbag Control Module may have been installed as a replacement part. A total of 46 U.S. vehicles may be affected by this recall.
07-163-19	2020-01-07. Service bulletin. "This Service Information Bulletin announces IMPORTANT changes to the parts ordering and Service Procedures for replacement passenger airbag modules and airbag control modules used in the models listed above. The change is due to discontinuation of the original equipment passenger airbag module assemblies used in 2015-17MY vehicles. The replacement passenger airbag module assemblies for the 2015-17 MY Legacy and Outback will now be the same part used in 2018MY Legacy and Outback. The 2018MY Legacy and Outback also utilizes a different airbag control module than the 2015-17 MY Legacy and Outback. The 2018MY passenger airbag module assembly is now specified for 2015-18MY vehicles. As a result, whenever installing the 2018MY passenger airbag module on a 2015-17MY vehicle, the airbag control module AND airbag module assembly MUST be replaced together as a matching set."
17-17-13R	2019-03-11. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
17-17-13R	2018-05-29. Service bulletin. 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.