Service bulletins for the 2012 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.
325 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Transfer case are shown. Show all
| 16-95-15R | 2017-08-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); POWER TRAIN. Only models with CVT Transmission. This bulletin provides a diagnostic procedure for confirmation of a suspected CVT chain slip condition. Examples of customer concerns may be: abnormal transmission operating sounds, a shudder or vibration sensation, lack of power, hesitation, engine rpm rise without increase in vehicle speed or in isolated cases, a Check Engine Lamp illumination (with engine misfire DTCs stored in the ECM memory). |
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The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.