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Service bulletin 16-156-25R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id11033063
Published by NHTSA2026-06-01
Manufacturer's number16-156-25R
Manufacturer's date2026-05-13
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.

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, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
SUBARU CROSSTREK2013 to 2015
SUBARU CROSSTREK2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
SUBARU FORESTER2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
SUBARU IMPREZA2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
SUBARU LEGACY2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
SUBARU OUTBACK2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
23V7550002023-11-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
23V7540002023-11-09. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20235212023-09-21. Powertrain
23V6470002023-09-21. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20230622023-02-14. Electrical
23V0800002023-02-14. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
20212282021-04-15. Electrical
21V2640002021-04-15. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
21V0240002021-01-26. POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD
19V7430002019-10-18. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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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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.
16-156-25R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.