{"nhtsa_id":10092098,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-17","date":"2013-08-08","document_id":"15-165-13","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF THE BLUETOOTH AUDIO STREAMING FEATURE OPERATING WITHOUT BEING SELECTED. THIS CAUSES THE SOURCE’S (SMARTPHONE, IPOD®, IPHONE®, MP3 PLAYER) BATTERY TO DRAIN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE UPDATE WILL INITIATE AN “OFF” SIGNAL TO THE MEDIA DEVICE SHOULD BLUETOOTH AUDIO STREAMING BEGIN WITHOUT A REQUEST FROM THE VEHICLE’S AUDIO UNIT. THE REPROGRAMMING FILES ARE ACCESSIBLE VIA: SUBARUNET > SERVICE > CLARION DOWNLOADS AND WILL NEED TO BE DOWNLOADED ONTO A DEDICATED NEW OR COMPLETELY EMPTY AND FORMATTED USB STORAGE DEVICE (FLASH DRIVE) FOR INSTALLATION INTO THE AUDIO UNIT THROUGH THE AUDIO SYSTEM’S USB PORT. IMPORTANT: READ THROUGH AND UNDERSTAND THIS SERVICE PROCEDURE COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING ANY FURTHER AS DAMAGE TO THE AUDIO UNIT MAY RESULT IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS OUTLINED BELOW ARE NOT FOLLOWED.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10092098","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"FORESTER","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_subaru_forester","2012_subaru_forester"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"IMPREZA","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_subaru_impreza","2012_subaru_impreza"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_subaru_legacy","2012_subaru_legacy"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_subaru_outback","2012_subaru_outback"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"WRX","year_from":2011,"year_to":2012,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}