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Subaru Crosstrek 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-205-16R · NHTSA communication 10164184 · issued Aug 8, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2018
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces new reprogramming file availability and the software installation procedure to address additional operational concerns received from the field and listed below involving â Gen 2â F10 Navigation and Display Audio units with 7â display. The procedure will involve downloading the applicable software update files then loading them onto two flash drives for audio unit installation.

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.