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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| 15-282-21R | 2022-12-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional procedures and a detailed flow chart to use when diagnosing customer concerns regarding operation of the STARLINK RES feature. |
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| 07-199-21R | 2022-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current). |
| 15-251-19R | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16. |
| 07-178-21R | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin is being released as guidance for proper testing and charging of vehicle batteries. |
| 07-199-21R | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current). |
| 18-225-22R | 2022-10-04. 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. |
| 01-167-08R | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models. |
| 15-302-22 | 2022-09-08. 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. |
| 18-208-22 | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to Service Manuals available via the Subaru Technical Information System (STIS) web site. |
| 15-236-18R | 2022-09-08. 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. |
| Subaru Tech Tips | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Special Edition, 2012 current model subaru evaporative diagnostics and smoke testing. |
| 15-282-21R | 2022-09-08. 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. |
| 16-132-20R | 2022-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Bulletin provides updated diagnostic procedures to follow and a brief questionnaire to complete when diagnosing an alleged Chain Slip condition on the TR580 and TR690 model CVT transmissions used in the models listed. |
| 15-298-22 | 2022-08-02. 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 STARLINKĀ® Security Plus Service featuring Stolen Vehicle Recovery Plus with Immobilizer. |
| 16-139-22 | 2022-08-02. 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. |
| 05-88-21 | 2022-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings. |
| 15-236-18R | 2022-07-06. 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. |
| 18-225-22 | 2022-07-06. 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. |
| 18-218-22 | 2022-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the Service Manual correction for the diagnostic trouble tree for DTC B281C. |
| 16-136-22R | 2022-05-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service bulletin provides a temporary repair procedure to address vibrations and/or judder concerns experienced on turns during acceleration. |
| 18-220-22 | 2022-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to Service Manuals available via the Subaru Technical Information System (STIS) web site. |
| 02-190-22 | 2022-04-05. 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. |
| 01-175-16 | 2022-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides helpful tips to better utilize the Subaru Select Monitor 4. |
| 15-255-19R | 2022-03-04. 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). |
| 15-240-19R | 2022-02-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.