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Service bulletin 1516213R

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 id10234855
Published by NHTSA2023-04-24
Manufacturer's number1516213R
Manufacturer's date2013-07-09
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:BLUETOOTH/WIFI

NHTSA's summary

Service Procedure for Replacement of the Bluetooth

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 FORESTER2010, 2011
SUBARU IMPREZA2010, 2011
SUBARU WRX2010 to 2013
SUBARU WRX STI2010 to 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20124442012-12-27. Accessories

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
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18172132023-05-08. Service bulletin. Service Manual Corrections
18173132023-04-24. Service bulletin. Service Manual Corrections
15165132023-04-24. Service bulletin. Reprogramming for Non-Requested Bluetooth Audio Streaming Affecting ONLY Clarion Audio Units
18166132023-04-24. Service bulletin. Service Manual Corrections