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Subaru Crosstrek 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-185-15R · NHTSA communication 10093063 · issued Sep 8, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2015
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

This service information bulletin is intended to provide helpful insight to use when responding to customer inquiries involving the pairing and use of cellular phones with clarion audio units. This includes customer concerns where the phone will not automatically pair itself but instead requires manual phone selection on the audio unit to allow pairing to proceed.

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.