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Subaru Ascent 2012–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02-163-16R · NHTSA communication 10160490 · issued Mar 8, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2019
model years
50
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Service Information bulletin provides new inspection and repair procedures for AVCS (Active Valve Control System) -related DTCs on the FA and FB engine equipped models listed above. The applicable Service Manuals will be revised with this new information in the near future.

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.