Service bulletins for the 2015 Subaru WRX
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.
446 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 07-95-15 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION AND ACCUMULATION FROM OCCURRING INSIDE THE CORRUGATED PLASTIC HARNESS TUBING. IN SOME CASES, THIS ACCUMULATION MAY CAUSE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION-RELATED DTCS TO BE STORED IN THE ECM MEMORY (E.G. P0390, P0391). THE CHANGE INVOLVES FULL TAPING OF THE HARNESS TUBE AS OPPOSED TO PITCH TAPING (NO TAPE OVERLAP) TO ENHANCE “SEALING” OF THE HARNESS TUBE AND PREVENT WATER INTRUSION WHICH MAY OCCUR DURING ENGINE CLEANING (STEAM CLEANING AND / OR PRESSURE WASHING). UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION OCCURRING. COMPARISON PHOTOS OF THE TAPING ARE SHOWN BELOW FOR REFERENCE." |
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| 15-184-15 | 2017-02-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THIS BULLETIN REVIEWS TWO POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR A “PLEASE CHECK AUDIO SYSTEM” MESSAGE TO APPEAR IN THE MFD ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO INTERVIEW THE CUSTOMER CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE WHICH REPAIR IS REQUIRED. PLEASE READ THE SERVICE PROCEDURE PORTION OF THIS BULLETIN THOROUGHLY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHICH SCENARIO APPLIES AND HOW TO REPAIR THE CONDITION PROPERLY. |
| 09-57-14R | 2017-02-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. FUEL (GASOLINE) FILLER DOOR (FLAP) DOES NOT OPEN - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES NEW PART NUMBER INFORMATION ALONG WITH A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF THE FUEL FILLER DOOR NOT OPENING WHEN LIFTING THE INTERIOR RELEASE LEVER. |
| 03-74-14 | 2017-02-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. GEAR OIL LEAKING FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A GEAR OIL LEAK FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER AREA. |
| 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. |
| 12-187-15 | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO ENHANCE THE OPERATION OF THE TRUNK LATCH MECHANISM AND PREVENT IT FROM RELEASING IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLOSING. |
| 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. |
| 12-172-14R | 2017-02-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. PAINT CHIPPING DUE TO TRUNK LID MOVEMENT - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR HOW TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF SIDE-TO-SIDE TRUNK PANEL MOVEMENT AND POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH THE CORRESPONDING TOP EDGES OF THE QUARTER PANELS. |
| 12-182-15 | 2017-02-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF A REVISED FRONT DOOR CHECKER MECHANISM DESIGNED TO HOLD THE FRONT DOORS MORE SECURELY WHEN THEY ARE IN PARTIALLY OPEN POSITIONS. AN ADDITIONAL DETENT POSITION HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED. |
| 18-177-15 | 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. |
| SM05 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT - 925 - NEW TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL TRAINING - INTRODUCTION TO THE WRX AND WRX STI |
| SM04 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN. 2015 WRX AND WRX STI - SPECIAL QUALITY TEAM ACTIVITY - BEGINNING MONDAY MARCH 17, 2014 THROUGH MAY OF 2014, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL QUALITY MONITORING TEAM HERE IN THE U.S. FROM FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (FHI). |
| 07-83-14 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC B1500 AND U1500 |
| TOOLS01 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 2015 SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS ANNOUNCEMENT |
| 15-193-16 | 2017-01-28. 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 |
| FWR | 2017-01-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "DUE TO A FLASHWRITE DATABASE ERROR, WHEN SEARCHING FOR 2015 FORESTER 2.0L TURBO PACK FILES BY VEHICLE SPECIFICATION (ONLY), THE NEW CID FOR THE LATEST PAK FILES DISPLAYS INCORRECTLY AS SHOWN BELOW. THE ACTUAL NEW CID SHOULD READ AS LF61700B AS SHOWN WHEN THE SEARCH IS PERFORMED USING THE VEHICLE CID#. REGARDLESS OF HOW THE PAK FILE IS SEARCHED, THE CORRECT FILE IS APPLIED BY FLASHWRITE IN BOTH CASES. IF THE ECM IS CHECKED FOLLOWING PROGRAMMING, THE NEW CID LF61700B WILL BE FOUND AS LONG AS FLASHWRITE (RELEASE MONTH JAN 2016) IS USED FOR THIS APPLICATION. THIS DISPLAY ERROR WILL BE CORRECTED AS PART OF A FUTURE RELEASE OF SSM4/ FLASHWRITE. FIG 1- NEW CID DISPLAYS INCORRECTLY WHEN SEARCHED BY VEHICLE SPECIFICATION" |
| SM05 | 2016-12-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT - 925 - NEW TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL TRAINING - INTRODUCTION TO THE WRX AND WRX STI |
| SM04 | 2016-12-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 2015 WRX AND WRX STI - SPECIAL QUALITY TEAM ACTIVITY - BEGINNING MONDAY MARCH 17, 2014 THROUGH MAY OF 2014, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL QUALITY MONITORING TEAM HERE IN THE U.S. FROM FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (FHI). |
| TOOLS01 | 2016-12-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 2015 SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS ANNOUNCEMENT |
| 11-161-16 | 2016-12-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF NEW REPROGRAMMING FILES FOR OPTIMIZING THE ECM TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER CONCERN: • ROUGH IDLE AFTER A WARM ENGINE RESTART. IN RARE CASES, DTC P0300 MAY ALSO BE STORED." |
| 15-193-16 | 2016-12-21. 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 |
| FWR | 2016-12-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "DUE TO A FLASHWRITE DATABASE ERROR, WHEN SEARCHING FOR 2015 FORESTER 2.0L TURBO PACK FILES BY VEHICLE SPECIFICATION (ONLY), THE NEW CID FOR THE LATEST PAK FILES DISPLAYS INCORRECTLY AS SHOWN BELOW. THE ACTUAL NEW CID SHOULD READ AS LF61700B AS SHOWN WHEN THE SEARCH IS PERFORMED USING THE VEHICLE CID#. REGARDLESS OF HOW THE PAK FILE IS SEARCHED, THE CORRECT FILE IS APPLIED BY FLASHWRITE IN BOTH CASES. IF THE ECM IS CHECKED FOLLOWING PROGRAMMING, THE NEW CID LF61700B WILL BE FOUND AS LONG AS FLASHWRITE (RELEASE MONTH JAN 2016) IS USED FOR THIS APPLICATION. THIS DISPLAY ERROR WILL BE CORRECTED AS PART OF A FUTURE RELEASE OF SSM4/ FLASHWRITE. FIG 1- NEW CID DISPLAYS INCORRECTLY WHEN SEARCHED BY VEHICLE SPECIFICATION" |
| 06-46-14 | 2016-11-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. REVISED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE FOR DTCS C1531 AND C0054 |
| PM01 | 2016-11-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. PARTS ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2015 WRX & STI PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEMS |
| 11-143-14 | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. REPROGRAMMING FILES FOR DTC P0606 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.