Service bulletins for the 2023 Subaru Crosstrek
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.
219 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 15-282-21R | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin announces additional diagnostic procedures and a detailed flow chart to be used when diagnosing customer concerns regarding the operation of the STARLINK Remote Engine Start (RES) feature. |
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| 07-221-23 | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the repair procedures when corrosion is encountered within the instrument panel wiring harness and the rear wiring harness connectors. |
| 12-299-20R | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. SEATS. "This bulletin announces a design change made to the outer hinge cover on the driver’s 10-way adjustable power seats." |
| 01-168-09R | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information along with an overview of the Subaru Lock Information web-site. |
| 15-304-22R | 2023-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. |
| 15-285-21R | 2023-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin provides reference tables and photos to use for determining the infotainment head unit supplier and generation. |
| 12-249-23R | 2023-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces the recommended cleaning procedures to followed when encountering vehicles with long time exposure to pollen on painted surfaces on vehicles imported from Japan. This bulletin does not apply to SIA built vehicles. |
| 15-240-19R | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; 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. |
| 16-132-20R | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information 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. |
| 15-236-18R | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; 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. |
| 16-136-22R | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:CVT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). This service bulletin provides a temporary repair procedure to address vibrations and/or judder concerns experienced on turns during acceleration. |
| 15-300-22R | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. This Service Information Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedure for the STARLINK® Remote Engine Start (RES). All Gen2 and Gen3 Telematics Equipped Models. |
| 07-220-23 | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This service information bulletin announces the diagnostic procedures to be used when DTCs P0AA649 (Hybrid/EV Battery Voltage System Isolation Internal Electronic Failure) & P1C7E49 (Hybrid/EV Battery Voltage System Isolation (Transaxle Area) Internal Electronic Failure) are detected by the Powertrain Control Unit (PCU). |
| WRC-23 | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating this service program to reprogram the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) Control Module on certain 2019-2023 model year Crosstrek PHEV vehicles. |
| 05-62-18R | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of surface rust accumulating in the top center retaining nut area of the front strut mounts. |
| 15-255-19R | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Map Data Update Procedure for Harman Gen 3.1 Navigation Equipped Head Units (H/U). |
| 15-236-18R | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT. 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. |
| 15-302-22R | 2023-06-05. 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. |
| 09-105-23 | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM) to address rare cases of DTCs P0011 (“A” Camshaft Position – Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance Bank 1) and P0021 (“A” Camshaft Position – Timing Over-Advanced or System Performance Bank 2) detected by the ECM. |
| 15-256-19R | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; EQUIPMENT. 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. |
| SubaruNet Announ | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). New Subaru Service Program: WRC23 – VDC control module reprogramming for DTC C1411. |
| SOA321100 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. The following are the shipments of required tools for the upcoming Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid. |
| 15-293-22R | 2023-05-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin outlines the operating characteristics of the Remote Climate Control operation on hybrid vehicles. |
| 16-132-20R | 2023-05-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 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. |
| 15-302-22R | 2023-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.