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Subaru Crosstrek 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-196-16 · NHTSA communication 10140509 · issued Apr 25, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Only those vehicles with Telematics. Provisioning is the process by which the DCM receives the subscription request and activates the related DCM features requested as outlined in the specific subscription contract. If provisioning is not successful then the DCM may remain in an inactive state and the requested services may not be activated for the customer. Field investigation has found that this may be a result of three possible conditions.

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.