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Service bulletin 15-240-19R

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10191586
Published by NHTSA2021-05-04
Manufacturer's number15-240-19R
Manufacturer's date2021-04-09
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces availability of new audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency.

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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU CROSSTREK2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU FORESTER2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU IMPREZA2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU LEGACY2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
SUBARU OUTBACK2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V4360002026-07-07. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
20195362019-10-25. Accessories

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

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