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Service bulletins for the 2013 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
11122122023-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle
1111112R2023-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. If you encounter a vehicle which has P0128 stored in memory, it may be caused by a very slight variation in coolant temperature between the left and right cylinder bank.
0214313R2023-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
02140132023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Oil Filler Cap Gasket Coming Unseated
11131132023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ECM Reprogramming for Extended Engine Cranking
1114514R-22023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Reprogramming File Availability for Oil Level detection
1114514R-12023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Reprogramming File Availability for Oil Level detection
0215714R-12023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
0215714R2023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
1114514R2023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Reprogramming File Availability for Oil Level detection
0215014R2023-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Revised Valve Train Parts to Reduce a Warm Engine Tapping Sound from the Left Cylinder Head
Procedure-12023-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Oil Consumption in Certain Subaru Models
Procedure2023-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Oil Consumption in Certain Subaru Models
1113013R2023-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle, Cam Position or Misfire DTCs
09-83-21R2022-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces design change to the water pump assembly.
02-189-222022-02-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:SUMP/TANK:DRAIN PLUG; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin announces design changes to the engine oil and CVT fluid drain plugs.
09-83-212022-01-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces design change to the water pump assembly.
16-102-16R2021-11-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides a new flow chart and additional diagnostic tools to assist technicians with troubleshooting DTC P0841- SECONDARY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR PERFORMANCE.
09-51-08R2021-07-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin is to advise of SOA’s revised catalytic converter recycling program shipping procedure.
02-157-14R2021-05-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. As part of our dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. is initiating a program to extend the original New Car Powertrain Limited Warranty coverage for excessive engine oil consumption on applicable vehicles to 8 years / 100,000 miles from the original warranty start date.
02-157-14R2021-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN. As part of our dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. is initiating a program to extend the original New Car Powertrain Limited Warranty coverage for excessive engine oil consumption on applicable vehicles to 8 years / 100,000 miles from the original warranty start date.
03-82-18R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces a design change to the clutch release bearing.
2163162020-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. This Service Information bulletin provides new inspection and repair procedures for AVCS (Active Valve Control System) -related DTCs on the FA and FB engine equipped models listed above. The applicable Service Manuals will be revised with this new information in the near future.
06-79-202020-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces availability of new master cylinder application shaft seals.
03-82-18R2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This service information bulletin announces a design change to the clutch release bearing used on the models listed.

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