Service bulletins for the 2015 Subaru BRZ
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.
217 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 12-191-15 | 2017-02-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE OF THE ROOF WEATHERSTRIP RETAINER/ MOLDING TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A GROWLING SOUND WHICH MAY BE HEARD WHEN FULLY CLOSING THE DOOR GLASS. THE SOUND RESULTS FROM A DEFORMATION OF THE ROOF WEATHERSTRIP CAUSED BY THE RETAINER/ MOLDING. THE RETAINER/ MOLDING CAN CAUSE THE WEATHERSTRIP TO “ROLL” AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW WHEN THE GLASS CLOSES FULLY IN THE AREA WHERE THE “A” PILLAR MEETS THE ROOF. |
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| 16-96-15 | 2017-02-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES FOR OPTIMIZING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) ON ALL 2015 AND SOME EARLY-PRODUCTION 2016MY VEHICLES TO CONTROL AN ENGINE IDLE SPEED FLUCTUATION CONDITION WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE CAUSE IS INCORRECT OPERATION OF A BACK-UP PROGRAM THE TCM USES IN THE EVENT OF A TURBINE SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM. AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY SEE A FLUCTUATION OF APPROXIMATELY 200 RPM (BETWEEN 600 – 800 RPM IDLE SPEED). |
| 02-162-15R | 2017-02-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. NICKEL PLATING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE INTERNAL SWITCH CONTACTS TO ENHANCE THEIR DURABILITY AND REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF POOR CONTACT WHICH COULD AFFECT OPERATION OR CAUSE IMPROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LAMP. A SMALL PILOT PORTION WAS ADDED TO THE THREADED AREA ON P.N. 25240KA051 AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW. REVISED PRODUCTION CHANGE INFORMATION." |
| 02-162-15 | 2017-02-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. NICKEL PLATING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE INTERNAL SWITCH CONTACTS TO ENHANCE THEIR DURABILITY AND REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF POOR CONTACT WHICH COULD AFFECT OPERATION OR CAUSE IMPROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LAMP. A SMALL PILOT PORTION WAS ADDED TO THE THREADED AREA ON P.N. 25240KA051 AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW." |
| 15-172-14 | 2017-02-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. AUDIO UNITS - 2015 EXCHANGE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION AND PROCEDURES |
| 12-180-15 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A CHANGE TO THE RETAINING BOLT SECURING THE DOOR GLASS TO THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. A SLOT TO ACCEPT A FLAT-BLADE SCREW DRIVER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE END OF THE BOLT TO KEEP IT FROM SPINNING WHILE REMOVING THE RETAINING NUT DURING DOOR GLASS ASSEMBLY R&R. |
| SST | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL SHIPMENT: BRZ WINDOW GLASS WRENCH STARTING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 24, 2015, SUBARU RETAILERS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL FOR THE BRZ. THE TOOL IS BEING SENT AS ESSENTIAL AND IS USED WHEN SERVICING THE BRZ WINDOW REGULATOR. PLEASE REFERENCE TSB 12-180-15 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF THIS TOOL. RETAILER COST OF THIS TOOL IS $50.43. IT WILL BE INVOICED BY SOA ON THE PARTS STATEMENT UNDER THE SOA321105 PART NUMBER." |
| 18-182-15 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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. THE TABLES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS BULLETIN ARE TO BE USED AS GUIDES FOR BECOMING AWARE OF THE LATEST CHANGES. WE ADVISE YOU TO ALWAYS REFER TO THE STIS WEB SITE WHEN LOOKING FOR THE LATEST SERVICE INFORMATION. PRINTED PAGES WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO UPDATE PRINTED SERVICE MANUALS. |
| 15-172-14R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SECTIONS 8.4.9 AND 11.2.10 OF YOUR CLAIMS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. 2015MY SUBARU VEHICLES |
| 18-178-15 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 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. |
| 15-172-14R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SECTIONS 8.4.9 AND 11.2.10 OF YOUR CLAIMS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED TO ADD POWER AMPLIFIER. |
| SM02 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 15-193-16 | 2017-01-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A NEW PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE OPERATING SOFTWARE USED IN F10 GEN1 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THIS NEW PROCEDURE ELIMINATES THE NEED TO EXCHANGE THE HEAD UNIT / SD CARD TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE-RELATED UPDATES AND OPERATING ENHANCEMENTS. ALL 2012 TO 2015 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH FUJITSUTEN (F10) GENERATION 1 (GEN1) AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS |
| SM02 | 2016-12-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 15-193-16 | 2016-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A NEW PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE OPERATING SOFTWARE USED IN F10 GEN1 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THIS NEW PROCEDURE ELIMINATES THE NEED TO EXCHANGE THE HEAD UNIT / SD CARD TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE-RELATED UPDATES AND OPERATING ENHANCEMENTS. ALL 2012 TO 2015 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH FUJITSUTEN (F10) GENERATION 1 (GEN1) AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS |
| 15-179-15R | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINS A SERIES OF SCREEN SHOTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS WHICH PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PAIRING ANDROID SMARTPHONES TO BLUETOOTH-EQUIPPED CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES CHANGING THE AUDIO UNIT’S DEFAULT “PASSKEY” WHICH MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE SMARTPHONE DURING THE PAIRING PROCESS. ONCE THE PASSKEY IS CHANGED FROM “1234” TO “0000”, TESTING RESULTS HAVE SHOWN THE REMAINDER OF THE PAIRING PROCESS COMPLETES NORMALLY. |
| NAVI- SYSTEM-1 | 2016-11-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GEN I SD CARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE |
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