Service bulletins for the 2020 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.
620 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
By trouble code
| 16-128-20R | 2020-11-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of a new transmission harness for use when diagnosis of DTC P0842 determines the sensor itself is OK but the transmission wiring harness is NG. |
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| Subaru Starlink | 2020-10-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Update your STARLINK Multimedia Software for vehicles with 11.6-inch display. |
| 10-97-20 | 2020-10-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of new center vent grille assemblies which contain an enhanced control mechanism to ensure complete closing when the operator chooses to close off airflow. |
| 15-261-20R | 2020-10-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The following information announces reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4 Denso CP1 Audio and Navigation head units. |
| 15-273-20 | 2020-10-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service information bulletin addresses isolated customer concerns regarding the pictured CP1 BASE Model Center Information Display (CID) lower 7-inch display screen flashing, not responding to touch inputs, and/or shutting off intermittently. |
| Subarunet Announ | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Due to the FOTA update concerns there has been an increased demand for the CCU (Cockpit Control Unit) and the 11.6 " (Mid and High) CID. This increased demand has created a temporary backorder at the exchange unit vendor for both components. |
| 15-258-19R | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service information bulletin involves DTC U0254 "Lost Communication with Remote Control Module". |
| Subarunet Announ | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Concern with latest 2020 MY Legacy / Outback Gen 4 CP1 FOTA Software Update. |
| 15-270-20 | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides instruction for use of a new reprogramming procedure to optimize the Denso Gen 4 Audio and Navigation system utilized in the models listed. |
| 15-261-20R | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The following information announces reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4 Denso CP1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed. |
| 07-176-20R | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This bulletin announces availability of DMS reprogramming files to address the following DTCs: B118B, B11E5, B11E6 when they appear in memory all at the same time as a group. |
| 14-22-16R | 2020-09-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Special Service Tools Cross Reference List. |
| 15-268-20 | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. USB map data update procedure for Denso Gen 4 Navigation equipped system. |
| 15-266-20 | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides helpful procedures and best practices to utilize when customers present with concerns relating to the operation of their Gen 2 Telematics system equipped Subaru. |
| 15-267-20 | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. This document discusses some of the conditions that may trigger an Automatic Collision Notification (CAN) (Gen1) or Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) (Gen2), without a collision, airbag deployment, or accident taking place. |
| 15-219-18R | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service information bulletin provides Telematics system/generation applicability. |
| 15-195-16R | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information bulletin provides IMPORTANT information regarding diagnosis and replacement (when applicable) of the STARLINK Telematics Data Communication Module (DMC). |
| 15-249-19R | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains inllustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. |
| Subaru Tech Tips | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru Service and Technical Support Line Newsletter. (QMR of the Month) |
| 15-261-20R | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The following information announces reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4 Gen Denso CP1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed. |
| 06-176-20 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of DMS reprogramming files to address the following DTCs: B118B, B11E5, B11E6, when they appear in memory all at the same time as a group. |
| 11-200-20R | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Engine Control Module (ECM) for hard starting in sub-freezing temperatures, DTC P0400, and surging in high altitudes. |
| 01-183-20 | 2020-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Vehicle repair program for customers affected by the COVID-19 quarantine. |
| 01-181-20 | 2020-05-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. All Models (Vehicle Cleaning- COVID-19Best Practices) |
| 11-200-20R | 2020-05-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Engine Control Module (ECM). |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.