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Service bulletin 16-136-22R

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 id10210827
Published by NHTSA2022-05-03
Manufacturer's number16-136-22R
Manufacturer's date2022-04-26
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

This service bulletin provides a temporary repair procedure to address vibrations and/or judder concerns experienced on turns during acceleration.

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

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
26V4360002026-07-07. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
23V7550002023-11-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
22V4850002022-07-08. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
22V4730002022-07-01. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20217452021-12-10. Powertrain
21V9550002021-12-09. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
21V0240002021-01-26. POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD
20196052019-12-02. Powertrain
20196042019-12-02. Engine
19V8560002019-12-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

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
09-141-262026-10-05. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides a diagnostic procedure for customer concerns about hesitation, reduced acceleration, or lack of power when driving uphill or under heavy engine load.
SubaruNet Announcement (T2026-10-05. Other. This announcement provides information on an enhancement of the TechShare CVT diagnostic assitance application.
09-98-22R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM) developed to remedy the following DTCs: P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0014, P0024, P0128, P2109. If any of the DTCs listed above are found to be stored in the ECM, follow the procedures outlined in the bulletin. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
16-158-262026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides guidance when diagnosing chain slip, judder, shudder, and hesitation concerns on the TR580 model CVT transmissions used in the models listed.
02-196-26R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This service bulletin outlines the diagnostic and repair procedure for white smoke emitted from the exhaust after startup. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
16-154-25R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This Service Information Bulletin announces the release of a new diagnostic assistance application for TR690 and TR580 CVT-equipped vehicles. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
16-150-24R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces availability of new reprogramming files developed to address SYMPTOM 1: A jerk or judder sensation felt from the powertrain during braking with the air conditioning on. SYPMTOM 2: A shudder is felt from the powertrain along with a screeching type of sound. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
16-132-20R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides updated diagnostic procedures to follow and a brief questionnaire to complete when diagnosing an alleged Chain Slip condition on the TR580 and TR690 model CVT transmissions used in the models listed. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
SubaruNet Announcement (C2026-09-03. Other. This Announcement provides diagnostic assistance for CVT issues.
16-151-24R2026-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides guidance when diagnosing chain slip, judder, shudder, and hesitation concerns on the TR690 model CVT transmissions used in the models listed. (This is an revised version of the original bulletin.)