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Subaru Ascent 2020–2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin 7-213-22R · NHTSA communication 10252549 · issued Mar 28, 2024

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020–2024
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

"This bulletin announces a new Genuine Subaru Replacement battery for use in applications where the current SOA821B700 battery is specified. This battery has higher capacity and is slightly larger in dimension."

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.