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Subaru Ascent 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-267-20 · NHTSA communication 10177825 · issued Jul 16, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2020
model years
37
vehicle entries

Official summary

This document discusses some of the conditions that may trigger an Automatic Collision Notification (CAN) (Gen1) or Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) (Gen2), without a collision, airbag deployment, or accident taking place.

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.