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Service bulletins for the 2008 Subaru Impreza

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.

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

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03-72-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT. HILL START ASSIST (HSA) WARNING LIGHT, DTC C0076 - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE HILL START ASSIST WARNING LAMP.
12-144-132016-05-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES AN INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A MISALIGNMENT OF THE REAR UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASH WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FRONT DOOR GLASS TO BIND OR MOVE SLOWLY WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO CAUSE ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE POWER WINDOW AUTO-UP FEATURE (IF EQUIPPED). IN SOME CASES, WHEN CLOSING THE WINDOW, THE SYSTEM MAY MIS-INTERPRET THE BINDING CONDITION AND ACTIVATE THE PINCHING HAZARD PREVENTION FEATURE AND REVERSE THE MOTOR’S DIRECTION.
06-44-12R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
15-167-13R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
18-166-132016-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
07-71-122016-05-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-141-122016-05-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
18-163-122016-05-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-92-142015-08-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBARU 2009-2013 MYFORESTER AT MODELS, 2008-2011 MY IMPREZA AT MODELS: BULLETIN INFORMATION INVOLVING REPLACEMENT REQUIRED FOR THE AT OIL COOLER PIPING. *LJ
SB-02-155-14-R2015-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUBARU: INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACEMENT REVISION OF AIR INTAKE DUCT FOR TURBOCHARGER WHERE INSULATOR PORTION OF DUCT SEPARATES FROM DUCT AND LEAKS BOOST PRESSURE, LOSS OF POWER AND INCREASED SOUND LEVELS OCCURS. MODEL 2005-12 LEGACY, OUTBACK TURBO, 2009-13 FORESTER TURBO, 2008-14 IMPREZA WRX. *PE
SB-16-92-142015-03-03. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBARU: REPLACING COOLANT PIPING LOCATED ADJACENT TO RADIATOR THAT'S CORRODED AND DAMAGED DUE TO ROAD SALT AND/OR SALT WATER ACCUMULATION AND NEW REPLACEMENT IS DOUBLE THICK TEFLON COATING. MODEL 2009-13 FORESTER AT, 20089-11 IMPREZA AT. *PE UPDATED 08/05/2015 *LJ
TSB-2-20-142014-05-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SUBARU: THE CUSTIOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE HILL START ASSIST WARNING LAMP. STORED DTC C0076 WITH DETAIL CODES 2610H AND/OR 2620H. *JS
SB-0014872012-12-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS: ALLEGED COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG. SUBARU: INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED REGARDING COUNTERFEIT AIR BAGS, BEING USED AS REPLACEMENT PARTS AND INSTALLED IN CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2008-2011 LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA, FORESTER. *PE
SPB-WVU-312011-06-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBARU SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ECM REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURE. 2006-2010 LEGACY/OUTBACK/FORESTER/IMPREZA. *RM UPDATED 9/26/11. *PE
SB-07082011-06-14. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. SUBARU: TURN SIGNALS MAY BLINK TOO FAST DUE TO TENSION IN THE BULB SOCKET WIRING. 2008-2011 IMPREZZA. *RM
SB-05-50-10R2011-06-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUBARU: THERE IS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO AN IMPORPER WHEEL BALANCE. *RM
SB-05-46-102010-10-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBARU: EVAPORATOR DRAIN HOUSE FREEZING. IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FILL THE FUEL TANK AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH DEEP SNOW, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT ICE HAS FORMED IN THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN HOSE. *PE
SB-12-108-092009-05-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBARU: VEHICLE HAS A WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, IT MAY BE COMING FROM THE BODY SEAM LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT INNER FENDER WELL. TO CORRECT THE CONDITION, THE BODY SEAM WILL NEED TO BE SEALED. *PE
WVE-152009-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBARU VEHICLE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING. UNDER CERTAIN HARSH DRIVING PATTERNS, SPECIFICALLY WHEN REPEATEDLY OR CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING THE ENGINE ABOVE THE RED LINE (RPM ABOVE 6,700), ABNORMAL COMBUSTION COULD OCCUR RESULTING IN SERIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF BROKEN PISTON RING LANDS. (IMPREZA WRX STI MODELS) CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
152008-03-05. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. 2008 IMPREZA STOP LIGHT SWITCH C0074 AND C0054--USES A NEW STYLE. *NJ
072007-10-31. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPERATION. *NJ
052007-07-13. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM CHANGES. *KB

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