Subaru Crosstrek 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-317-24R · NHTSA communication 10252448 · issued Mar 12, 2024
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subaru has extended the Data Communication Module (DCM) warranty from 3 years 36,000mi to 8 years or 100,000mi. In rare cases, customers may experience a dead battery as a result of the DCM continually trying to access the 3G network.
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2017 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2016 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Forester
- 2018 Subaru Forester
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- 2017 Subaru Impreza
- 2018 Subaru Impreza
- 2016 Subaru Legacy
- 2017 Subaru Legacy
- 2018 Subaru Legacy
- 2016 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru Outback
- 2018 Subaru Outback
- 2017 Subaru WRX
- 2018 Subaru WRX
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.