Service bulletins for the 2010 Subaru Outback
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.
319 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 15-159-13 | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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| 16-85-12R | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 16-80-11R | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 16-85-12 | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 15-150-11R | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-06-49-15 | 2016-02-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING. SUBARU: SOME WHEEL CLEANERS HAVE ACID, AND ABS WHEEL SENSOR HARNESS RETAINING CLIPS WOULD EITHER BECOME BROKEN OR DEVELOPED CRACKS AND A NEW RETAINING CLIP, WITH POLYPROPLYLENE, WOULD BE USED INSTEAD. MODEL 2010-14 LEGACY, OUTBACK. *PE |
| SB-07-91-15 | 2016-02-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY/WIPER. SUBARU: MOISTURE IS RETAINED IN COMPOSITION OF SOLDERING FLUX AND GREASE, IN SOME VEHICLES, CAUSING WIPERS TO MOVE INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT PARKING CORRECTLY AND WIPER SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MODEL 2010-12 LEGACY, OUTBACK. *PE |
| SB-04-14-15 | 2015-06-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUBARU: IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN MADE. *JS |
| SB-02-155-14-R | 2015-03-03. 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-15-159-13 | 2013-03-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SUBARU: TIRE RUBBING SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT. THE SOUND WILL ONLY OCCUR WHEN BACKING UP WITH THE WHEELS TURNED TO THE RIGHT A CERTAIN AMOUNT. IT IS CAUSED BY THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INSIDE CORNER OF THE ACCESSORY SPLASH GUARD.INCLUDING 2010 MY. *JS |
| SB-001487 | 2012-12-04. 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 |
| SB-12-122-10-R | 2012-08-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SUBARU: DUE TO ROOF FLANGE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SUNROOF, WHEN OPENING, WOULD BIND. *PE |
| SPB-WVU-31 | 2011-06-29. 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-05-50-10R | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUBARU: THERE IS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO AN IMPORPER WHEEL BALANCE. *RM |
| SB-05-48-10R | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUBARU: AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS A STEERING WHEEL SHAKE OR VIBRATION. 2010-2011 LEGACY AND OUTBACK. *RM |
| TB-05-48-10 | 2010-12-03. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUBARU: STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION (SHAKE, SHIMMY) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE REPAIR PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO MINIMIZE THE CONCERN. THE MAJORITY OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE GREATLY REDUCED, SOME ROAD FEEL MAY BE CONSIDERED CHARACTERISTIC AND CAN BE COMPARED TO LIKE MODEL VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. *PE UPDATED 5/6/11. *PE |
| WVP-26 | 2010-08-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. SUBARU SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT COVER. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A PLASTIC COVER ON THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IS AN INTEGRATED PART OF THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC UNIT LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MODELS LEGACY AND OUTBACK. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE UPDATED 10/13/10. *PE |
| TB-06-39-09R | 2010-05-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUBARU: ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE-DTC C0251. A REPROGRAMMING FILE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE) C0251 WHICH WILL CHANGE THE ACTUATOR MOVEMENT DETECTING CRITERIA. *PE |
| SB-CF-18/19 | 2009-12-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SUBARU: SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE LINEARTRONIC CVT MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF POWER CONCERN IN REVERSE WHEN ON A STEEP INCLINE. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, VEHICLES MAY NOT CONTINUE TO REVERSE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED WHILE BACKING UP AN INCLINE. THE CONCERN IS MOST PROMINENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *PE |
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