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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| 5-88-21R | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings. |
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| SubaruNet Announ | 2022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery Class Action Settlement Updates. |
| SubaruNet Announ | 2022-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Battery Class Action Settlement Resources. (2) |
| SubaruNet Announ | 2022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery Drain Class Action Settlement- Warranty Extension Training. |
| 07-207-22R | 2022-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces a warranty extension information regarding 12 Volt vehicle batteries. |
| SubaruNet Announ | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Announcement to Subaru Retailers regarding the preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding battery drain in certain Subaru vehicles. |
| 01-167-08R | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models. |
| 15-302-22 | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. |
| 07-207-22R | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a warranty extension information regarding 12 Volt vehicle batteries. |
| Subaru Tech Tips | 2022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Special Edition, 2012 current model subaru evaporative diagnostics and smoke testing. |
| 15-298-22 | 2022-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. This Bulletin announces the preferred practices to be used when handling vehicles equipped with Gen2 Telematics which are enrolled in the Subaru STARLINK® Security Plus Service featuring Stolen Vehicle Recovery Plus with Immobilizer. |
| 05-88-21 | 2022-08-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings. |
| 12-203-16R | 2022-06-03. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of a squeaking sound originating from where the front seat belt buckle assembly attaches to the seat frame. |
| 16-112-18R | 2022-06-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a design change to the CVT select lever mechanism in response to isolated customer concerns of not being able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in Park. |
| 09-87-22 | 2022-05-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM). |
| 18-223-22 | 2022-05-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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. |
| 09-83-21R | 2022-04-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces design change to the water pump assembly. |
| 15-293-22 | 2022-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin outlines the operating characteristics of the Remote Climate Control operation on hybrid vehicles. |
| 15-192-22R | 2022-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic essential information during diagnosis and repair of the Infotainment concerns. (Applicable to all models with Harman or Denso CP1 Infotainment). |
| 15-291-22 | 2022-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Going forward when a customer’s vehicle is equipped with a DCM that does not have Software version ID DCM_06.00.17_20190816 installed and they wish to subscribe to Starlink Telematics Service, the DCM must be replaced. |
| 02-189-22 | 2022-02-04. 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. |
| 09-83-21 | 2022-01-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces design change to the water pump assembly. |
| 16-112-18R | 2021-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. This bulletin announces a design change to the CVT select lever (shifter) mechanism in response to isolated customer concerns of not being able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in Park. |
| 12-228-21 | 2021-11-02. Service bulletin. SEATS. This bulletin provides a service procedure to address customer concerns of a “squeaking” -type sound from the front seat(s). |
| 16-112-18R | 2021-11-02. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin announces a design change to the CVT select lever (shifter) mechanism in response to isolated customer concerns of not being able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in Park. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.