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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Heating and air conditioning are shown. Show all

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10-99-202021-01-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of a new HVAC control panel in response to reports of the buttons along the lower row sticking in the “pressed” position when they are operated.
10-90-19R2019-08-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a design change made to the HVAC control panels for the models listed above. The change will address customer concerns of the seat heater switches sticking in the “pressed” position but not returning to “flush” with the face of the control panel when released as shown in the photos below. A series of small air outlets (vents) has been added to the assembly to keep dust and dirt from accumulating and causing the switches to bind.
10-90-192019-03-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This bulletin announces a design change made to the HVAC control panels for the models listed above. The change will address customer concerns of the seat heater switches sticking in the ?pressed? position but not returning to ?flush? with the face of the control panel when released as shown in the photos below. A series of small air outlets (vents) has been added to the assembly to keep dust and dirt from accumulating and causing the switches to bind.
07-89-15R2016-09-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ENGINE. "IF YOU RECEIVE A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A NO CRANK / NO START CONDITION DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, THE IG1, IG2, ACC1, ACC2 AND/OR THE EGI MAIN RELAYS MAY BE THE ROOT CAUSE AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. IT IS GENERALLY REPORTED THAT THE CAR STARTS NORMALLY AFTER AN OVERNIGHT SOAK. AFTER THE INITIAL START, THE CUSTOMER DRIVES A SHORT DISTANCE THEN SHUTS THE CAR OFF (EXAMPLE: AT A GAS PUMP OR COFFEE SHOP). AFTER THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO PUMP THEIR GAS OR GET THEIR COFFEE, THEY RETURN TO THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START. THE CUSTOMER MAY ALSO NOTICE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND/OR INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATING ALONG WITH THE HVAC BEING INOPERATIVE. THE SOURCE OF THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CONDENSATION FLASH-FREEZING INSIDE THE RELAYS. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A SERVICE PROCEDURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL 5 RELAYS, 4 OF WHICH ARE LOCATED TOGETHER IN THE VEHICLE’S INTERIOR FUSE BOX (F/B) AND THE EGI MAIN RELAY WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE UNDER-HOOD MAIN FUSE BOX (M/B). "

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