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Service bulletin 15-246-19R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10207171
Published by NHTSA2022-02-04
Manufacturer's number15-246-19R
Manufacturer's date2022-01-04
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin outlines a new required procedure to follow when performing immobilizer-related repairs on the 2020-22 Legacy and Outback.

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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2022
SUBARU LEGACY2020, 2021, 2022
SUBARU OUTBACK2020, 2021, 2022

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

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Subarunet Announ2020-09-04. Service bulletin. Concern with latest 2020 MY Legacy / Outback Gen 4 CP1 FOTA Software Update.
11-200-20R2020-06-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Engine Control Module (ECM) for hard starting in sub-freezing temperatures, DTC P0400, and surging in high altitudes.