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Service bulletins for the 2020 Subaru Ascent

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.

530 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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15-219-18R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin addresses cases when attempting to complete the STARLINK Telematics subscription process, an Error Code 202 and / or 204 may occur preventing the process from completing successfully.
17-20-24R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. This bulletin announces a design change made to the second row inner seat belt buckle assembly to address cases of the seat belt indicator warnings not turning off after the buckle is fully latched.
12-252-23R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS. This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units. This update is set to address some cases of a vibration-type sound emitting from the blower unit during seat ventilation operation.
10-105-25R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak.
WRK-21/22R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated this safety and emissions Recall for certain 2019 - 2020 model year Ascent vehicles, 2020-2021 model year turbo Legacy vehicles, and 2020-2021 model year turbo Outback vehicles in which the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) chain may slip and/or break.
07-233-252025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides details on a new formal testing, charging, and tracking procedure for all 12-volt batteries in new vehicle inventory wjhich must be tested and reported every 30 days.
16-154-252025-10-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This Bulletin announces the release of a new diagnostic assistance application for TR690 CVT-equipped vehicles.
15-266-20R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides helpful procedures and best practices to utilize when customers present with concerns relating to the operation of their Gen 2/Gen 3 Telematics system equipped Subaru.
15-320-24R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.
15-322-25R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Warranty coverage for the CP1 & Gen 3.1 Head Unit used in the listed models and model years to (8) eight years / 150,000 miles to cover certain qualifying repairs to the infotainment audio system.
02-193-24R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides updated parts information and a service procedure to follow for removing accumulated carbon deposits from fuel injectors and internal engine components (e.g. intake valves and / or manifold, and combustion chambers).
SubaruNet Announcement2025-09-02. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru of America, Inc. will release an OTA to perform a software update to the DCM. This is a preventive OTA.
Subaru Service Technical2025-09-02. Other. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.
13-108-252025-09-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
17-21-252025-09-02. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. This Bulletin announces the availability of a new part Extender Belt. This is for customers who find it necessary to increase the length of their seat belt.
12-258-25R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides additional examples, diagnostics tips and installation tips as helpful aids to be used when working with sunroof seals and sunroof frame assemblies on Ascent models.
07-235-252025-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. In the interest of customer satisfaction Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Warranty coverage in the models listed for the selected EyeSight & Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) components.
12-252-23R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units.
SubaruNet Announcement2025-08-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST; LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS. This announcement provides information about a Subaru of America, Inc. preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding the EyeSight system in certain Subaru vehicles.
SubaruNet Announcement2025-08-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This OTA is released to address Telematic functions that may stop working after a certain amount of time from the vehicle's production.
10-105-25R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "This bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak. To improve Fixed Right First-Time (FRFT) and customer satisfaction, SOA is introducing a new procedure and fail code for first-time suspected A/C refrigerant leaks for cases when a Technician is unable to find the source of the leak or believes there was a potential factory under charge of the A/C system refrigerant."
15-256-19R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides information on a new reprogramming procedure (FOTA) to optimize the Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units (H/U) utilized in the models as listed above. Firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) is a process by which remote devices can receive updates to their operating software.
15-236-18R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models as listed.
16-155-25R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Powertrain Warranty coverage for the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) on the above listed models and model years from the original five (5) years or sixty thousand (60,000) miles (whichever comes first) to ten (10) years or one-hundred thousand (100,000) miles (whichever comes first).
SubaruNet Announcement2025-07-01. Other. POWER TRAIN. As part of Subaru's dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcing an extension to the new car powertrain limited warranty for the CVT for certain 2019-2020MY vehicles.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.