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Subaru Crosstrek 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin Torque_Conv-Defe · NHTSA communication 10140478 · issued Feb 23, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2017
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Please check your inventory and incoming shipments for part numbers 31000AJ730R1 & 31000AJ740R1 manufactured prior to 2/9/18. If the face of the torque converter is stamped with a 290, 291 or 292, please return these parts to your facing RDC as defective.

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.