Service bulletins for the 2015 Subaru XV CrossTrek
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.
250 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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. |
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| 15-172-14R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SECTIONS 8.4.9 AND 11.2.10 OF YOUR CLAIMS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED TO ADD POWER AMPLIFIER. |
| HERG | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. HYBRID EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE |
| 07-83-14 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC B1500 AND U1500 |
| SM02 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 07-107-16 | 2017-01-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO OPTIMIZE THE DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE (DMCM), PART OF THE HYBRID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN RARE CASES, IF THE OPERATOR CYCLES THE IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP MAY COME ON AND STORE DTC P0604 IN MEMORY (ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAIL CODE 0901). |
| HERG | 2017-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. HYBRID EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDE |
| SM02 | 2016-12-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OIL CHANGE INTERVAL UPDATE BEGINNING WITH 2015 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES |
| 07-107-16 | 2016-12-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO OPTIMIZE THE DRIVE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE (DMCM), PART OF THE HYBRID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN RARE CASES, IF THE OPERATOR CYCLES THE IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN WITHIN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP MAY COME ON AND STORE DTC P0604 IN MEMORY (ACCOMPANIED BY A DETAIL CODE 0901). |
| 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 | 2016-11-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. PARTS MEMO - ATTN: ALL PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGERS - STOP /START BATTERY PN SOA821B500 |
| F10TSG | 2016-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TECHNICAL SUPPORT GUIDE - GEN 2.0 & 2.1 MICRO SD NAVIGATION (AVN) DISPLAY AUDIO (DA) |
| PEOCCAS | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "PROPOSED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT RECENTLY YOU MAY HAVE SEEN VARIOUS ONLINE AND OTHER MEDIA ARTICLES REGARDING SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. REACHING A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGED OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERNS ON CERTAIN SUBARU VEHICLES. SOME MEDIA OUTLETS ALSO SUPPLIED VARYING INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS SETTLEMENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU, OUR RETAILERS, IN ADVANCE OF ANY CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION." |
| 15-179-15R | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINS A SERIES OF SCREEN SHOTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS WHICH PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PAIRING ANDROID SMARTPHONES TO BLUETOOTH-EQUIPPED CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES CHANGING THE AUDIO UNIT’S DEFAULT “PASSKEY” WHICH MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE SMARTPHONE DURING THE PAIRING PROCESS. ONCE THE PASSKEY IS CHANGED FROM “1234” TO “0000”, TESTING RESULTS HAVE SHOWN THE REMAINDER OF THE PAIRING PROCESS COMPLETES NORMALLY. |
| NAVI- SYSTEM-3 | 2016-11-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GEN II MICRO SD NAVIGATION AND GEN II DISPLAY AUDIO TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE |
| NAVI- SYSTEM-1 | 2016-11-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GEN I SD CARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE |
| 02-157-14R | 2016-09-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. REVISED SERVICE BULLETIN: SURFACE TREATMENT CHANGE TO OIL CONTROL PISTON RINGS THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES INFORMATION REGARDING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETINS 02-143-13R, 02-144-13R AND 02-145-13R. |
| 11-155-15 | 2016-09-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF EXTENDED CRANKING TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. THESE FILES ALSO OPTIMIZE THE ECM FOR IMPROVED ENGINE OIL LEVEL DETECTION. |
| SB-06-50-15 | 2016-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 41099AA012 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 12-12-14 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SOA821B500 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 07-83-14 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC B1500 AND U1500 |
| 02-132-12R | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| SB-WQS-54 | 2016-02-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SUBARU: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. IN CERTAIN VEHICLES THERE IS A DELAYED IN DETECTING A FAILURE OF BRAKE LAMP SWITCH (BLS) BY DRIVER ASSIST SYSTEM AND TAKES LONGER FOR VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) TO RECEIVE REQUEST, RESULTING IN NO AUTOMATIC BRAKING. MODEL 2015 LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA, XV CROSSTREK, 2016 WRX. *PE |
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