Subaru Legacy 2015–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-124-19 · NHTSA communication 10164444 · issued Aug 26, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2015–2019
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information Bulletin announces a design change to the CVT torque converter assembly made to address a small number of reports describing a squeaking -type sound heard while the engine is being cranked over. The sound results from contact between the starter pinion gear and the converter ring gear. Both the number and length of the welds securing the ring gear to the converter shell have been increased significantly.
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.