Service bulletins for the 2012 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.
522 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 06-51-15R | 2017-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A NEW FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD, SHIM, GREASE AND CLIP KIT DESIGNED TO REDUCE CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAL. THIS NEW KIT ELIMINATES THE “SLOTTED” SHIM WHICH PREVIOUSLY WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE RUBBER-COATED OUTER SHIM AND THE BRAKE PAD. |
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| 12-194-15 | 2017-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER CORNER MOUNTING BRACKET TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF A GAP BETWEEN THE TOP EDGE OF THE COVER AND THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AS SHOWN BELOW. |
| 16-97-15 | 2017-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSING A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A DELAYED AND / OR HARSH ENGAGEMENT OF THE CVT (MODEL TR580) WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE FROM NEUTRAL. ALL 2013-16MY, 4-CYLINDER, N/A MODELS WITH CVT |
| 18-183-15 | 2017-03-06. 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. 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. PAPER MANUALS MAY HAVE DIFFERENT PAGE NUMBERING THEN WHAT IS REFLECTED BELOW, BASED ON MULTIPLE NEW AND REVISED PAGES. PLEASE REFER TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE STIS WEB SITE FOR ALL FUTURE, UPDATE SERVICE MANUAL INFORMATION. |
| 18-175-14 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE MANUAL CORRECTIONS - 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. |
| 11-149-14 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. REPROGRAMMING FILE AVAILABILITY FOR OIL LEVEL DETECTION |
| 12-157-13R | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR BUZZING-TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE “A” PILLAR TRIM WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE LOWER INSERTION CLAWS AND / OR THE TRIM’S SUPPORT RIB MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE BODY CAUSING THE SOUND. |
| 11-135-13 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF ECM REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS A FALSE CEL/MIL ILLUMINATION AND SETTING OF DTC P050A. THIS DTC CAN RESULT FROM SPECIFIC CLUTCH OPERATION (ON MT MODELS) AND / OR DRIVING PATTERNS OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. |
| 06-51-15 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A NEW FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD, SHIM, GREASE AND CLIP KIT DESIGNED TO REDUCE CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE SQUEAL. THIS NEW KIT ELIMINATES THE “SLOTTED” SHIM WHICH PREVIOUSLY WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE RUBBER-COATED OUTER SHIM AND THE BRAKE PAD. |
| 06-48-15R | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS AND/OR VDC WARNING LAMP WITH RESULTING DTCS C1531 AND/OR C0054. DETAILS OF THE SWITCH CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW. |
| 06-46-14R | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REVISED ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE TO BE USED WHEN DIAGNOSING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (BLS) -RELATED DTCS C1531 AND/OR C0054. IF THE BLS IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THE ABS AND/OR VDC WARNING LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE. |
| 08-39-15 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR RESETTING THE LIFETIME FUEL CONSUMPTION FUNCTION OF THE MFD. WHENEVER REPLACING THE MFD AND / OR COMBINATION METER, THE LIFETIME FUEL CONSUMPTION FUNCTION OF THE MFD MUST BE RESET FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION TO DISPLAY GOING FORWARD. IF NOT RESET, ERRONEOUS VALUES (EITHER EXTREMELY HIGH IN THE CASE OF A MFD REPLACEMENT OR EXTREMELY LOW FOR A COMBINATION METER REPLACEMENT) FOR LIFETIME FUEL CONSUMPTION WILL BE DISPLAYED. THERE IS NO WAY TO TRANSFER THE OLD / EXISTING LIFETIME FUEL CONSUMPTION RESULTS TO THE NEW MFD OR COMBINATION METER ALLOWING IT TO CONTINUE UNINTERRUPTED. AS A RESULT, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE MFD AND / OR COMBINATION METER, ALL CALCULATIONS WILL START FRESH FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES. |
| 12-174-14 | 2017-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. INSTRUMENT PANEL SIDE VENTS COMING LOOSE - TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SIDE DASH GRILLE VENT ASSEMBLY COMING LOOSE, THE RETAINING CLAW PORTION HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO PROVIDE BETTER RETENTION. |
| PM02 | 2017-03-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ADDITIONS TO REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION APPLICATIONS |
| 06-47-14 | 2017-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STEERING. REVISION TO TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION FOR VDC DTC C0071 |
| 11-124-12R | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. DIFFICULTY STARTING, ROUGH IDLE, CAM POSITION OR MISFIRE DTCS P0301, P0302, P0303 OR P0304 DTCS P0340, P0341, P0345 OR P0346 |
| 15-155-12R | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). FUJITSU TEN (F10) AUDIO/NAVIGATION UNIT SD CARD EXCHANGE INFORMATION INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR SPECIFIC SOFTWARE-RELATED CONDITIONS WHICH MAY BE CORRECTED THROUGH A PROGRAMMING UPDATE |
| 12-142-12 | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A SQUEAKING-TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BACK. |
| 12-157-13 | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR BUZZING-TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE “A” PILLAR TRIM WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE LOWER INSERTION CLAWS AND / OR THE TRIM’S SUPPORT RIB MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE BODY CAUSING THE SOUND." |
| 12-155-13R | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO ELIMINATE A “REED-TYPE” WHISTLING OR SCREECHING SOUND WHICH HAS BEEN ISOLATED TO ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UPPER MOLDING / WEATHERSTRIP. THE SOUND IS MOST PREVALENT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH) WHEN THERE ARE CROSSWINDS PRESENT. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF 2 SMALL STRIPS OF EPDM FOAM MATERIAL, ONE UNDER EACH UPPER CORNER AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING LIP TO PREVENT THE CONDITION FROM OCCURRING. |
| 02-145-13R | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING A CHANGE MADE TO THE SURFACE TREATMENT APPLIED TO THE OIL CONTROL PISTON RINGS FOR 2.0L FB ENGINES. THE CHANGE WAS MADE AS A RESULT OF SOME LIMITED FINDINGS OF UNANTICIPATED WEAR OF THESE RINGS. OIL CONSUMPTION WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND CONSISTENT, IF THIS WEAR OCCURS, THE CONDITION REMAINS UNTIL REPAIR. UNUSUAL SWINGS OR VARIATIONS IN OIL CONSUMPTION ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THIS CONDITION AND MAY BE THE RESULT OF VEHICLE USAGE RATHER THAN THE CONDITION DESCRIBED HERE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS SUPPLIED IN THIS BULLETIN TO ASSIST IN THE ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINATION IF VEHICLE USAGE IS A REASON FOR THIS VARIED OIL CONSUMPTION. " |
| 07-78-13R | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. IN THE EVENT OF A CUSTOMER CONCERN REGARDING INSECTS FOUND INSIDE THE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS, A COUNTERMEASURE LAMP ASSEMBLY IS NOW AVAILABLE TO PREVENT THE INTRUSION. THE NEW COMBINATION LAMPS HAVE AN ADDITIONAL LIP MOLDED AROUND THE THREE BULB SOCKET AREAS WHICH DECREASES THE GAP BETWEEN THE SOCKET AND THE HOUSING FROM 2MM TO 0.5MM. |
| 02-146-13 | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF REVISED VALVE TRAIN COMPONENTS DEVELOPED TO REDUCE A TAPPING SOUND WHICH MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT-HAND (B2) SIDE OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS BULLETIN DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY COLD ENGINE OR START-UP SOUNDS. THE CHANGES CONSIST OF: • DESIGN CHANGE TO THE VALVE ROCKERS • CAMSHAFT PROFILE CHANGE • INCREASED INTAKE VALVE STEM LENGTH (1.65MM LONGER INTAKE, 2.4MM LONGER EXHAUST) IN ADDITION, THE INSULATOR PAD HAS BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE B2 INTAKE MANIFOLD PROTECTOR." |
| SM04 | 2017-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. SUBARU SERVICE PROGRAM WQC-39: ECM REPROGRAMMING |
| SM02 | 2017-02-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). PROCESS FOR UPDATING OUR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS TO MORE RECENT MAPS |
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