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Service bulletins for the 2021 Subaru Legacy

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.

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

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SubaruNet Announ2022-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. A Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) software update is available for our customers with a Gen 4 head unit.
07-178-21R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin is being released as guidance for proper testing and charging of vehicle batteries.
WRK-21/22R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; POWER TRAIN. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated this safety and emissions Recall for certain 2019 -2020 model year Ascent vehicles, 2020-2021 model year turbo Legacy vehicles, and 2020-2021 model year turbo Outback vehicles in which the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) chain may slip and/or break.
WRK-21/22R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated this safety and emissions Recall for certain 2019 - 2020 model year Ascent vehicles, 2020-2021 model year turbo Legacy vehicles, and 2020-2021 model year turbo Outback vehicles in which the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) chain may slip and/or break.
09-74-21R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides updated parts information and a service procedure to follow for removing accumulated carbon deposits from fuel injectors and internal engine components.
03-90-222022-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). This bulletin announces availability of new Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) reprograming files.
09-80-21R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of a new thermo control valve assembly.
16-136-22R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This service bulletin provides a temporary repair procedure to address vibrations and/or judder concerns experienced on turns during acceleration.
SubaruNet Announ2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) software update is available for our customers with a Gen 4 head unit.
09-74-21R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin provides updated parts information and a service procedure to follow for removing accumulated carbon deposits from fuel injectors and internal engine components (e.g. intake valves and / or manifold, and combustion chambers).
01-167-08R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models.
15-302-222022-09-08. 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.
15-300-222022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedure for the STARLINK® Remote Engine Start (RES). All Gen2 Telematic equipped models.
Subaru Tech Tips2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Special Edition, 2012 current model subaru evaporative diagnostics and smoke testing.
15-282-21R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin provides additional procedures and a detailed flow chart to use when diagnosing customer concerns regarding operation of the STARLINK RES feature.
WRK-21/22R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated this safety and emissions Recall for certain 2019 - 2020 model year Ascent vehicles, 2020-2021 model year turbo Legacy vehicles, and 2020-2021 model year turbo Outback vehicles in which the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) chain may slip and/or break.
15-270-20R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides instruction for use of a new reprogramming procedure to optimize the Denso Gen 4 Audio and Navigation system utilized in the models listed. (Firmware Over-The Air) FOTA.
16-132-20R2022-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 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.
15-298-222022-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. This Bulletin announces the preferred practices to be used when handling vehicles equipped with Gen2 Telematics which are enrolled in the Subaru STARLINK® Security Plus Service featuring Stolen Vehicle Recovery Plus with Immobilizer.
SubaruNet Announ2022-08-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating this safety and emissions recall for certain 2020-2021 model year turbo Legacy vehicles and 2020-2021 model year turbo Outback vehicles in which the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) chain may slip and/or break. (New recall WRK22 will cover 182 pre-production vehicles not already included in the WRK21 recall initiated in December 2021. These additional 182 vehicles will require the same repair. Background)."
15-246-19R2022-07-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin outlines a new required procedure to follow when performing immobilizer-related repairs.
09-88-222022-07-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM).
18-224-222022-07-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Service Information Bulletin is to inform you of the diagnosis procedure of the Harman Infotainment System when DTC B2256 is detected.
15-296-222022-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin addresses the rare cases of activation of touch screen buttons without touch. (11.6" Display Screen Only)
15-273-202022-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin addresses isolated customer concerns regarding the pictured CP1 BASEModel Center Information Display (CID) LOWER 7-inchdisplay screen flashing, not responding to touch inputs and / or shutting off intermittently.

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