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Service bulletins for the 2014 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.

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

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02-157-14R2017-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES INFORMATION REGARDING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETINS 02-143-13R, 02-144-13R AND 02-145-13R. THESE BULLETINS PROVIDED A REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PISTON RINGS TO ADDRESS VERIFIED CONCERNS OF UNUSUAL ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLES CONFIRMED AS HAVING THIS CONDITION WHICH ARE WITHIN THE SUPPLIED VIN RANGES WILL NO LONGER BE REPAIRED WITH PISTON RING REPLACEMENT. THE REVISED REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS VERIFIED UNUSUAL OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERNS ON THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES WILL CONSIST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY.
11-149-14R2017-03-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. REPROGRAMMING FILE AVAILABILITY FOR OIL LEVEL DETECTION
11-149-14R2017-03-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. REPROGRAMMING FILE AVAILABILITY FOR OIL LEVEL DETECTION
10-83-152017-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN PROVIDES PRECAUTIONS TO USE WHEN REMOVING THE HVAC CONTROL PANEL TO PREVENT DAMAGING THE BLOWER FAN SPEED SWITCH. WHEN REMOVING THE CONTROL PANEL, IF THE FAN SPEED SWITCH WIRING HARNESS IS PULLED TAUGHT OR BECOMES STRESSED, THE SWITCH MAY BE DAMAGED. IF THE CONNECTOR (LOWER) PORTION OF THE SWITCH BECOMES SEPARATED FROM THE SWITCH BODY EVEN SLIGHTLY (SEE FIG. 1 ON PAGE 2), THE HVAC CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. THE SWITCH ITSELF IS NOT SERVICEABLE. NOTE: FOR 2012MY IMPREZA, SEE TSB 10-78-12, DATED 4/18/2012.
02-157-14R2017-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES INFORMATION REGARDING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETINS 02-143-13R, 02-144-13R AND 02-145-13R. THESE BULLETINS PROVIDED A REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PISTON RINGS TO ADDRESS VERIFIED CONCERNS OF UNUSUAL ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLES CONFIRMED AS HAVING THIS CONDITION WHICH ARE WITHIN THE SUPPLIED VIN RANGES WILL NO LONGER BE REPAIRED WITH PISTON RING REPLACEMENT. THE REVISED REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS VERIFIED UNUSUAL OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERNS ON THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES WILL CONSIST OF REPLACING THE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY.
12-194-152017-03-06. 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.
18-183-152017-03-06. 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.
18-175-142017-03-03. 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.
11-149-142017-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. REPROGRAMMING FILE AVAILABILITY FOR OIL LEVEL DETECTION
08-39-152017-03-03. 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.
09-56-132017-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "A COUNTERMEASURE THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO ADDRESS A RARE CONDITION WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING ENGINE SOAK IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. IN THESE RARE CASES, AFTER AN EXTENDED COLD SOAK, COOLANT MAY ENTER THE THERMOSTAT’S INTERNAL PISTON. IF THIS OCCURS, THE THERMOSTAT MAY OPEN AT A TEMPERATURE WHICH IS LOWER THAN SPECIFIED AND CAUSE DTC P0128 TO BE STORED IN THE ECM MEMORY."
12-189-152017-02-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES MADE TO THE REAR SHELF TRIM TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A RATTLING SOUND HEARD WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY / ROUGH ROADS. THE SOURCES OF THE RATTLE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE MOUNTING FOR THE CENTER STOP LAMP IN THE PACKAGE SHELF AND / OR THE SHELF ITSELF RATTLING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE REAR GLASS.
02-162-15R2017-02-27. 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."
15-185-152017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE HELPFUL INSIGHT TO USE WHEN RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER INQUIRIES INVOLVING THE PAIRING AND USE OF CELLULAR PHONES WITH CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THIS INCLUDES CUSTOMER CONCERNS WHERE THE PHONE WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY PAIR ITSELF BUT INSTEAD REQUIRES MANUAL PHONE SELECTION ON THE AUDIO UNIT TO ALLOW PAIRING TO PROCEED.
06-50-152017-02-22. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER; EQUIPMENT; SERVICE BRAKES. THIS BULLETIN INFORMS OF A PARTS CHANGE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM MASTER CYLINDER AND VACUUM BOOSTER. WHENEVER REPLACEMENT OF EITHER OF THESE COMPONENTS IS REQUIRED, THE IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURE PROVIDED BELOW MUST BE FOLLOWED TO INSURE THE PROPER PARTS ARE ORDERED AND INSTALLED AS A SET.
WQH-44M2017-02-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM DEALERS WHO HAVE CUSTOMERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE WQH44 SUBARU CARPETED FLOOR MAT RECALL BUT DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL MATS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF SALE. IN MOST CASES, THE CUSTOMERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE DISCARDED OR DESTROYED THE MATS. IN OTHER INSTANCES, THE CUSTOMERS INDICATED THAT THEIR VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE MATS WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IF, OR WHEN, THIS SITUATION ARISES, PLEASE FILL OUT THE ATTACHED FORM AND HAVE THE CUSTOMER SIGN IT AND RETAIN THE SIGNED FORM WITH THE REPAIR ORDER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLAIMS HELPLINE AT 866-782-2782."
18-173-132017-02-17. Service bulletin. TIRES:TREAD/BELT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; TIRES. 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.
15-168-132017-02-17. 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 SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET.
SMG-SS2017-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "THIS ANNOUCMENT IS TO ANOUCE THE STOP THE SALES OF THE (2012 TO 2015) IMPREZA AND (2013 TO 2015) XV CROSSTREK SPORT MESH GRILLES."
18-177-152017-02-03. 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.
15-168-13R2017-02-03. 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 SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED POER AMPLIFIER EXCHANGE PROGRAM.
07-83-142017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC B1500 AND U1500
12-161-142017-01-31. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. LOOSE OR MISSING FOG LAMP COVERS - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR IMPROVING THE RETENTION OF THE FOG LAMP COVERS INTO THE FRONT BUMPER COVER.
15-193-162017-01-28. 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
15-168-13R2017-01-10. 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 SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED POER AMPLIFIER EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

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