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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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15-193-162016-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A NEW PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE OPERATING SOFTWARE USED IN F10 GEN1 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THIS NEW PROCEDURE ELIMINATES THE NEED TO EXCHANGE THE HEAD UNIT / SD CARD TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE-RELATED UPDATES AND OPERATING ENHANCEMENTS. ALL 2012 TO 2015 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH FUJITSUTEN (F10) GENERATION 1 (GEN1) AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
15-157-12R2016-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SECTIONS 8.4.9 AND 11.2.10 OF YOUR SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. 2013MY SUBARU VEHICLES
15-164-132016-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP DIAGNOSE 6 DIFFERENT CONDITIONS RELATING TO CUSTOMER CONCERNS WHICH MAY ARISE WHEN USING THE F10 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEM.
12-166-142016-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. REVISED L/FRONT DASH SPEAKER GRILLE
NAVI Q3-20122016-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). ALL SUBARU OWNERS WITH 2012MY & 2013MY FACTORY NAVIGATION MAY NOW DOWNLOAD THE LATEST MAPSET DATA FROM NOKIA/NAVTEQ AVAILABLE – Q3 2012.
AHA2016-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SUBARU OWNERS OF 2013MY LEGACY OR 2013MY OUTBACK VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY NAVIGATION MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE RUNNING PRODUCTION CHANGE WHICH ADDED AHA RADIO APPLICATION DISPLAY CAPABILITY (VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE JANUARY 18, 2013) ARE ELIGIBLE TO UPDATE THEIR NAVIGATION SYSTEM HARDWARE AT A SUBARU DEALER FROM NOW UNTIL THE DECEMBER 31, 2013.
12-149-132016-11-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. THIS BULLETIN OUTLINES A PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF THE PZEV BADGING WHICH WAS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED ON THE REAR GATE OF 1,766 FED EMISSION SPECIFICATION VEHICLES. THE OTHER EMISSION LABELING ON THESE VEHICLES IS CORRECT. OWNERS OF VEHICLES WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN RETAILED WILL BE RECEIVING A NOTIFICATION LETTER REQUESTING THEY RETURN TO THEIR SUBARU DEALER FOR REMOVAL OF THE PZEV BADGING.
18-172-132016-11-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT CHANGES TO SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE VIA THE SUBARU TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (STIS) WEB SITE. THE TABLES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS BULLETIN ARE TO BE USED AS GUIDES FOR BECOMING AWARE OF THE LATEST CHANGES. WE ADVISE YOU TO ALWAYS REFER TO THE STIS WEB SITE WHEN LOOKING FOR THE LATEST SERVICE INFORMATION. PRINTED PAGES WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE TO UPDATE PRINTED SERVICE MANUALS.
06-43-12R2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR PROPER POSITIONING OF ETC DEVICES, E.G., EZ PASS®, SUN PASS®, K-TAG, ETC. IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW EYESIGHT SYSTEM.
15-157-12R2016-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THIS BULLETIN WAS TO CORRECT THE TRIBECA REAR SEAT DVD UNIT PART NUMBERS.
NAVI- SYSTEM-22016-11-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. GEN I SD CARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
02-132-12R2016-09-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINATION OF NECESSARY PART REPLACEMENT IN THE EVENT ANY OF THE “AVCS SLOW RESPONSE” OR “AVCS SYSTEM FAILURE” DTCS LISTED ABOVE ARE FOUND TO BE STORED IN THE ECM MEMORY.
15-169-132016-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - NAVIGATION SD CARD UPDATE PROGRAM - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE PROCEDURE FOR REPROGRAMMING THE F10 SD CARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH THE LATEST SOFTWARE VERSION."
02-157-14R2016-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-166-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
16-91-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION DESCRIBES 2 CORRECTIONS TO THE SERVICE MANUAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR THE DTCS LISTED ABOVE. THE INFORMATION IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5AT TRANSMISSIONS AND RELATES TO DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE LOCK-UP SOLENOID AND SHIFT SOLENOID CIRCUITS. ALL THE AFFECTED SERVICE MANUALS WILL BE REVISED ACCORDINGLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
15-169-132016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
15-156-12R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
DDF2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
WQA-372016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
S839512016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
15-169-132016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
MSA5M1319A2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
15-157-12R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
12-137-12R2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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