Friday, August 7, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Subaru BRZ 2011–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin 216316 · NHTSA communication 10182589 · issued Aug 12, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2011–2020
model years
54
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.