Service bulletins for the 2011 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.
338 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
About C0251 on the 2011 Subaru Outback: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.
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| 06-58-17R | 2019-07-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a new replacement EPB actuator assembly to address DTC C0251. In isolated cases, the automatic calibration function of the EPB actuator may not always occur when turning the ignition on. As a temporary result, the EPB may not function, the brake system warning lamp will flash to alert the driver and DTC C0251 will be stored in memory. The EPB will resume normal operation on the next key cycle. |
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| 165817 | 2018-04-02. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. This bulletin announces a new replacement EPB actuator assembly to address DTC C0251. In isolated cases, the automatic calibration function of the EPB actuator may not always occur when turning the ignition on. As a temporary result, the EPB may not function, the brake system warning lamp will flash to alert the driver and DTC C0251 will be stored in memory. The EPB will resume normal operation on the next key cycle. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.