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Service bulletin 07-207-22R

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 id10240125
Published by NHTSA2023-08-02
Manufacturer's number07-207-22R
Manufacturer's date2023-07-31
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. is extending the New Car Basic Warranty coverage for the 12 Volt batteries used in the above listed models and model years beyond the original three (3) years or thirty six thousand miles (36,000), whichever comes first.

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, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020
SUBARU FORESTER2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU LEGACY2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU OUTBACK2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU WRX2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
SUBARU WRX STI2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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