Subaru Legacy 2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-CF-18/19 · NHTSA communication 10030944 · issued Jul 24, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2010
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subaru: some vehicles equipped with the lineartronic cvt may exhibit a lack of power concern in reverse when on a steep incline. Under certain conditions, vehicles may not continue to reverse after the vehicle has been stopped while backing up an incline. The concern is most prominent when the vehicle is at high operating temperatures. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.