Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-104-17R · NHTSA communication 10111084 · issued Mar 30, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2017
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a diagnostic procedure along with Transmission Control Module (TCM) reprogramming files to address isolated customer concerns of a "bump" feeling from the CVT. The bump feeling has been reported to occur after the CVT is fully up to operating temperature, in Drive and with the engine at idle.
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.