Service bulletins for the 2015 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.
550 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 05-55-13 | 2017-02-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING A RUNNING CHANGE TO THE TIRES BEING USED IN PRODUCTION ON 2013MY AND LATER OUTBACK. THE ILLUSTRATIONS BELOW ARE PROVIDED FOR REFERENCE. |
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| 15-172-14R | 2017-02-16. 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 CLAIMS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. 2015MY SUBARU VEHICLES |
| 09-59-14R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A TREATMENT PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF RUST DEVELOPING ON THE FRONT EXHAUST PIPE HEAT SHIELD RETAINING BOLT HEADS AS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATIONS BELOW. |
| 15-182-15R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE NAVIGATION / AUDIO UNIT’S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SYMPTOMS AND RELATED CHANGES PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHICH CUSTOMER CONCERNS THE UPDATES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS. IF THE REPORTED CUSTOMER CONCERN IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PERFORMING THE UPDATE PROCEDURE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
| 15-183-15R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE 7” DISPLAY AUDIO UNIT’S OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF SYMPTOMS AND RELATED CHANGES PROVIDES A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHICH CUSTOMER CONCERNS THE UPDATES ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS. IF THE REPORTED CUSTOMER CONCERN IS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION, PERFORMING THE UPDATE PROCEDURE WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS INFORMATION COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING. |
| WQS-54U | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "OWNER NOTIFICATION - SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN: WQS-54 DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM (EYESIGHT) DELAY IN WARNING INDICATOR OWNER NOTIFICATION • SUBARU WILL NOTIFY POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLE OWNERS BY FIRST CLASS MAIL. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN ON JULY 20, 2015. • EMAILS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO AFFECTED OWNERS WITH A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE WITH MYSUBARU.COM." |
| 15-177-14R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP DIAGNOSE AND ADDRESS DIFFERENT CONDITIONS RELATING TO CUSTOMER CONCERNS WHICH MAY ARISE WHEN OPERATING THE NEW-GENERATION “GEN 2” F10 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD MORE HELPFUL TIPS TO THIS TSB AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. |
| 15-181-15R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW WHEN ADDRESSING CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A “POPPING” TYPE SOUND HEARD THROUGH THE AUDIO UNIT SPEAKERS. THIS CONDITION OCCURS WHEN LISTENING TO “CACHED RADIO”. THE CACHED RADIO FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO HEAR THE RADIO BROADCAST WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN MISSED WHILE TAKING A PHONE CALL USING THE BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE FEATURE. WHILE ON THE PHONE CALL, THE RADIO BROADCAST IS BEING STORED (RECORDED) IN THE UNIT’S CACHE MEMORY. THIS CACHE MEMORY CAN STORE UP TO ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DIGITAL BROADCAST AUDIO. ONCE THE CALL TERMINATES, THE STORED RADIO BROADCAST IS PLAYED BACK AUTOMATICALLY. IT IS DURING THIS PLAYBACK THE “POPPING” SOUND MAY BE HEARD." |
| SM02 | 2017-02-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SST ANNOUNCEMENT - 2015 LEGACY & OUTBACK SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT |
| PM01 | 2017-02-15. Service bulletin. TRAILER HITCHES. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SUBARU OF AMERICA IS STOPPING THE SALES OF THE 2015 OUTBACK TRAILER HITCH DEALER KIT, P/N: L101SAL010. |
| 15-180-15 | 2017-02-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REVISED MAP DATA TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF AN INCORRECT CLOCK TIME BEING DISPLAYED (ONE HOUR DIFFERENCE AHEAD OR BEHIND) ON THE HVAC CONTROL UNIT AND AN INCORRECT ESTIMATED DESTINATION ARRIVAL TIME BEING DISPLAYED BY THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION ONLY OCCURS IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS LOCATED NEAR THE CROSSOVER BETWEEN TIME ZONES. |
| 10-82-15 | 2017-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES THE REQUIRED BREAK-IN PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW AFTER REPLACING THE VARIABLE A/C COMPRESSOR. THE APPLICABLE PROCEDURE DESCRIBED BELOW MUST BE PERFORMED TO PREVENT DAMAGING THE NEW COMPRESSOR. |
| 10-81-14R | 2017-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A “WHISTLING” SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR SEAT AIR DISTRIBUTION VENTS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE BULLETIN WAS REVISED TO PROVIDE COUNTER MEASURE INFORMATION. |
| 18-176-15 | 2017-02-03. 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. |
| 12-176-14R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A WIND RUSHING-TYPE SOUND WHICH SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT DOOR GLASS SASH AREA. CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT A CONCERN WITH ONE OR BOTH FRONT DOORS. IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE SIDE WITH THE CONFIRMED CONDITION. THE DOOR GLASS SASH SEPARATES THE MAIN DOOR GLASS FROM THE SMALL PARTITION GLASS ON EACH DOOR. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNEL (WEATHERSTRIP), PARTITION GLASS/ WEATHERSTRIP, SASH AND BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER DOOR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPS (SWEEPS). IN ADDITION, TWO PRE-CUT PIECES OF SELF-ADHESIVE EPT FOAM, 1 PIECE OF NON-WOVEN TAPE (WILL BE CUT INTO 3 PIECES) AND A 320MM SECTION OF BUTYL (ADHESIVE RUBBER) SEALING MATERIAL WILL BE ADDED IN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS." |
| 15-172-14R | 2017-02-03. 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 CLAIMS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED TO ADD POWER AMPLIFIER. |
| 12-185-15 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A WIND RUSHING AND / OR FLUTTERING-TYPE SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE “B” PILLAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND IS USUALLY REPORTED TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN CROSSWINDS ARE PRESENT. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF A LONGER, 320MM PIECE OF BUTYL ADHESIVE TO SECURE THE UPPER FRONT CORNER AREA OF THE REAR DOOR FRAME WEATHERSTRIP." |
| 12-177-14R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A WIND RUSHING-TYPE SOUND WHICH SEEMS TO COME FROM THE REAR DOOR GLASS SASH AREA. CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT A CONCERN WITH ONE OR BOTH REAR DOORS. IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE SIDE WITH THE CONFIRMED CONDITION. THE DOOR GLASS SASH SEPARATES THE MAIN DOOR GLASS FROM THE SMALL PARTITION GLASS AT THE REAR OF EACH DOOR. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DOOR GLASS RUN HANNEL (WEATHERSTRIP), PARTITION GLASS WEATHERSTRIP, AND BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER DOOR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPS (SWEEPS). IN ADDITION, 3 PRE-CUT PIECES OF SELF-ADHESIVE EPT FOAM, 1 PIECE OF NON-WOVEN TAPE (WILL BE CUT INTO 2 PIECES) AND A 320MM SECTION OF BUTYL TAPE WILL BE ADDED IN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS." |
| SM02 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 15-177-14R | 2017-01-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP DIAGNOSE AND ADDRESS DIFFERENT CONDITIONS RELATING TO CUSTOMER CONCERNS WHICH MAY ARISE WHEN OPERATING THE NEW-GENERATION “GEN 2” F10 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD MORE HELPFUL TIPS TO THIS TSB AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. |
| 12-185-15 | 2017-01-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A WIND RUSHING AND / OR FLUTTERING-TYPE SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE “B” PILLAR AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND IS USUALLY REPORTED TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN CROSSWINDS ARE PRESENT. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES THE INSTALLATION OF A LONGER, 320MM PIECE OF BUTYL ADHESIVE TO SECURE THE UPPER FRONT CORNER AREA OF THE REAR DOOR FRAME WEATHERSTRIP." |
| 12-177-14R | 2017-01-10. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF A WIND RUSHING-TYPE SOUND WHICH SEEMS TO COME FROM THE REAR DOOR GLASS SASH AREA. CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT A CONCERN WITH ONE OR BOTH REAR DOORS. IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE SIDE WITH THE CONFIRMED CONDITION. THE DOOR GLASS SASH SEPARATES THE MAIN DOOR GLASS FROM THE SMALL PARTITION GLASS AT THE REAR OF EACH DOOR. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DOOR GLASS RUN HANNEL (WEATHERSTRIP), PARTITION GLASS WEATHERSTRIP, AND BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER DOOR GLASS WEATHERSTRIPS (SWEEPS). IN ADDITION, 3 PRE-CUT PIECES OF SELF-ADHESIVE EPT FOAM, 1 PIECE OF NON-WOVEN TAPE (WILL BE CUT INTO 2 PIECES) AND A 320MM SECTION OF BUTYL TAPE WILL BE ADDED IN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS." |
| SM02 | 2016-12-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 16-99-16 | 2016-12-27. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ENGINE. "THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO OPTIMIZE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) OPERATION AND ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER CONCERNS: • ENGINE RPM “FLARE” (SHARP RPM INCREASE WHEN CVT “DOWNSHIFTS”) WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL ON UPHILL GRADES • CANCELLATION OF CRUISE CONTROL AS A RESULT OF RPM FLARE (DRIVER MUST RESET DESIRED VEHICLE SPEED). THIS NEW LOGIC CHANGES THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATION TO AVOID UNEXPECTED CANCELLATION. " |
| 15-194-16 | 2016-12-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF AN ENHANCED AUDIO SYSTEM POWER AMPLIFIER WHICH CONTAINS SOFTWARE TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF VOICE GUIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS (WORDS) BEING CUT SHORT OR CUT OFF. FOR EXAMPLE: INSTEAD OF THE INSTRUCTION SAYING “TURN RIGHT AHEAD”, IT MIGHT BE “RIGHT AHEAD” OR EVEN JUST “AHEAD”. THIS INTERMITTENT CONDITION OCCURS AFTER COMPLETING A BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE PHONE CALL WHILE USING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM’S VOICE GUIDANCE FEATURE." |
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