Subaru Ascent 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-155-25R · NHTSA communication 11032037 · issued Apr 24, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2019–2020
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Powertrain Warranty coverage for the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) on the above listed models and model years from the original five (5) years or sixty thousand (60,000) miles (whichever comes first) to ten (10) years or one-hundred thousand (100,000) miles (whichever comes first).
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.