Service bulletins for the 2015 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.
421 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
| 06-46-14R | 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. |
| 03-67-12R | 2017-02-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. HAS EXTENDED THE AVAILABILITY OF REMANUFACTURED CVT TRANSMISSIONS TO INCLUDE CROSSTREK, FORESTER AND IMPREZA APPLICATIONS. PLEASE CHECK APPLICATIONS AND AVAILABILITY THROUGH NORMAL PARTS CHANNELS PRIOR TO MAKING VEHICLE REPAIRS. RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO USE A REMANUFACTURED UNIT FOR ALL REPAIRS REIMBURSED BY SUBARU THAT REQUIRE A MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A “NEW” AND “IN-STOCK” VEHICLE. |
| 06-52-15 | 2017-02-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES AN INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A DTC C0075 WHICH MAY BE STORED IN THE VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (VDCCM&HCU). THE DTC RELATES TO INCORRECT INPUTS TO WHEEL CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSORS DUE TO AIR IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. IN ADDITION, ON IMPREZA AND XV CROSSTREK, AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (BLS) MAY ALSO CAUSE THE DTC." |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 15-183-15R | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE 7” DISPLAY AUDIO UNIT’S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SYMPTOMS AND RELATED CHANGES PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHICH CUSTOMER CONCERNS THE UPDATES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS. IF THE REPORTED CUSTOMER CONCERN IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PERFORMING THE UPDATE PROCEDURE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
| 15-182-15R | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE NAVIGATION / AUDIO UNIT’S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SYMPTOMS AND RELATED CHANGES PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHICH CUSTOMER CONCERNS THE UPDATES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS. IF THE REPORTED CUSTOMER CONCERN IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PERFORMING THE UPDATE PROCEDURE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
| 06-50-15 | 2017-02-22. 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. |
| 11-144-14 | 2017-02-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. REPROGRAMMING FILES FOR DTCS P0420, P2610 AND P0134 |
| 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 |
| 15-182-15R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE NAVIGATION / AUDIO UNIT’S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SYMPTOMS AND RELATED CHANGES PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHICH CUSTOMER CONCERNS THE UPDATES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS. IF THE REPORTED CUSTOMER CONCERN IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PERFORMING THE UPDATE PROCEDURE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
| 15-183-15R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE 7” DISPLAY AUDIO UNIT’S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SYMPTOMS AND RELATED CHANGES PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHICH CUSTOMER CONCERNS THE UPDATES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS. IF THE REPORTED CUSTOMER CONCERN IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PERFORMING THE UPDATE PROCEDURE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
| WQS-54U | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "OWNER NOTIFICATION - SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN: WQS-54 DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM (EYESIGHT) DELAY IN WARNING INDICATOR OWNER NOTIFICATION • SUBARU WILL NOTIFY POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLE OWNERS BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN ON JULY 20, 2015. • EMAILS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO AFFECTED OWNERS WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE WITH MYSUBARU.COM." |
| 15-181-15R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW WHEN ADDRESSING CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A “POPPING” TYPE SOUND HEARD THROUGH THE AUDIO UNIT SPEAKERS. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WHEN LISTENING TO “CACHED RADIO”. THE CACHED RADIO FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO HEAR THE RADIO BROADCAST WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN MISSED WHILE TAKING A PHONE CALL USING THE BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE FEATURE. WHILE ON THE PHONE CALL, THE RADIO BROADCAST IS BEING STORED (RECORDED) IN THE UNIT’S CACHE MEMORY. THIS CACHE MEMORY CAN STORE UP TO ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DIGITAL BROADCAST AUDIO. ONCE THE CALL TERMINATES, THE STORED RADIO BROADCAST IS PLAYED BACK AUTOMATICALLY. IT IS DURING THIS PLAYBACK THE “POPPING” SOUND MAY BE HEARD." |
| SMG-SS | 2017-02-04. 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." |
| 18-177-15 | 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. |
| 07-83-14 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC B1500 AND U1500 |
| SM02 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 03-70-12R | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR HIGH-PITCHED SOUND FROM EXTENSION HOUSING AREA USING LATEST GENERATION PRODUCTION PARTS - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES PRODUCTION CHANGE, REPAIR PROCEDURE AND PARTS INFORMATION TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A HIGH-PITCHED SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING AREA. |
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