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Service bulletins for the 2021 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Electrical system are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
15-251-19R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.
07-178-21R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin is being released as guidance for proper testing and charging of vehicle batteries.
07-199-21R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current).
18-225-22R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Bulletin is to inform you of the diagnosis procedure of the Harman Infotainment System when DTC B2255 is detected.
07-199-21R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current).
15-302-222022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.
15-236-18R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. 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.
15-282-21R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin provides additional procedures and a detailed flow chart to use when diagnosing customer concerns regarding operation of the STARLINK RES feature.
12-240-222022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the repair procedures for the left and right-side horns to address DTC B1610 (Front Sub Sensor RH Failure) detected when the horns are operated shortly after engine start up.
15-298-222022-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. This Bulletin announces the preferred practices to be used when handling vehicles equipped with Gen2 Telematics which are enrolled in the Subaru STARLINK® Security Plus Service featuring Stolen Vehicle Recovery Plus with Immobilizer.
16-139-222022-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The WRK-21 recall includes TCM reprogramming to prevent CVT chain slip. If, during the recall inspection, a vehicle is confirmed to have already experienced severe enough CVT chain slip, the CVT assembly will be replaced.
09-88-222022-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM).
15-236-18R2022-07-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. 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.
18-225-222022-07-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Service Bulletin is to inform you of the diagnosis procedure of the Harman Infotainment System when DTC B2255 is detected.
15-236-18R2022-06-03. 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.
18-218-222022-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the Service Manual correction for the diagnostic trouble tree for DTC B281C.
02-190-222022-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces the proper diagnostic procedures regarding oil leakage from the oil level switch area.
15-192-22R2022-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic essential information during diagnosis and repair of the Infotainment concerns. (Applicable to all models with Harman or Denso CP1 Infotainment).
15-240-19R2022-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency while addressing customer concerns.
01-175-162022-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides helpful tips to better utilize the Subaru Select Monitor 4.
15-255-19R2022-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Map Data Update Procedure for Harman Gen 3.1 Navigation equipped Head Units (H/U).
15-240-19R2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency.
15-272-20R2022-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.
15-251-19R2022-01-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.
15-240-19R2022-01-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency.

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