{"nhtsa_id":10168623,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-12-02","date":"2019-11-11","document_id":"15-257-19","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Service Information Bulletin provides insight in response to both customer and retailer feedback resulting from the use of OBD-II port connected devices. These devices are often employed by insurance companies to monitor driver activity for premium calculations (premium discounts). Commonly referred to as discount tools, driver monitors or dongles, the use of these devices can interfere with normal STARLINK system operation.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10168623-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10168623-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10168623","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"CROSSTREK","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_crosstrek","2020_subaru_crosstrek"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"FORESTER","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_forester","2020_subaru_forester"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"IMPREZA","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_impreza","2020_subaru_impreza"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_subaru_legacy"]},{"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_subaru_outback"]}],"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":[]}