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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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Subarunet Announ2022-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; PARKING BRAKE. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcing an extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for the Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) connector lock tab for certain 2015-2018MY Legacy, Outback & WRX models equipped with automatic transmissions.
WRE-22R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a new safety recall for certain 2015-2021 model year WRX STI vehicles, which may contain a defective back-up lamp switch.
07-207-22R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru Battery Drain Product Liability Litigation.
SubaruNet Announ2022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery Class Action Settlement Updates.
WRE-222022-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; BACK OVER PREVENTION; EQUIPMENT. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a new safety recall for certain 2015-2021 model year WRX STI vehicles, which may contain a defective back-up lamp switch.
SubaruNet Announ2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Announcement to Subaru Retailers regarding the preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding battery drain in certain Subaru vehicles.
15-302-222022-09-08. 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.
07-207-22R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a warranty extension information regarding 12 Volt vehicle batteries.
SubaruNet Announ2022-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a new safety recall for certain 2015-2021 model year WRX STI vehicles, which may contain a defective backup lamp switch.
15-298-222022-08-02. 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.
16-112-18R2022-06-03. 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.
15-192-22R2022-04-05. 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).
16-103-16R2021-11-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. This bulletin has been developed in response to a small number of customer concerns regarding fluid seepage found coming from the CVT assembly.
09-78-212021-08-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces the availability of Engine Control Module (ECM) reprograming files to correct DTC P015A and/or P015B.
15-208-17R2021-08-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of an enhancement to the Gracenote database included in the vehicles listed equipped with F10 7” Navigation and 7” Display Audio head units.
15-177-14R2021-07-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL 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” and “Gen 2.1” F10 Navigation and Display Audio systems.
01-167-08R2021-07-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models
15-208-17R2021-07-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of an enhancement to the Gracenote database included in the vehicles listed above equipped with F10 7” Navigation and 7” Display Audio head units.
15-208-17R2021-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of an enhancement to the Gracenote database included in the vehicles listed equipped with F10 7” Navigation and 7” Display Audio head units.
07-106-162021-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a change to the battery sensor to prevent unnecessary occurrence of DTC P1C00 being set / stored in the ECM memory.
WQS-54 Recall2021-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. New Subaru Recall Campaign: WQS-54 Driver Assist System Delay in Warning Indicator. The programming of the driver assist system will not detect a fault in one of the associated system components. In the event of brake lamp switch (BLS) failure, the Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) correctly detects the BLS failure, but the driver assist system will be delayed in detecting the BLS failure.
11-199-20R2021-03-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Engine Control Module (ECM).
11-201-212021-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Engine Control Module (ECM). The new files will address DTC P0116 and hard starting in cold temperature concerns when an accessory engine block heater is utilized.
01-168-09R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information.
15-205-16R2021-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This bulletin announces new reprogramming file availability and the software installation procedure to address additional operational concerns received from the field and listed involving “Gen 2” F10 Navigation and Display Audio units with 7” display.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.