Subaru Crosstrek 2020–2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-159-26 · NHTSA communication 11035653 · issued Jul 23, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020–2025
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides new diagnostic steps for DTC P0851 and P0852 to be used in conjunction with the applicable Service Manual.
Vehicles covered
- 2020 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2021 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2022 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2023 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2024 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2025 Subaru Crosstrek
- 2022 Subaru Forester
- 2023 Subaru Forester
- 2024 Subaru Forester
- 2025 Subaru Forester
- 2020 Subaru Impreza
- 2021 Subaru Impreza
- 2022 Subaru Impreza
- 2023 Subaru Impreza
- 2024 Subaru Impreza
- 2025 Subaru Impreza
- 2020 Subaru Legacy
- 2021 Subaru Legacy
- 2022 Subaru Legacy
- 2023 Subaru Legacy
- 2024 Subaru Legacy
- 2025 Subaru Legacy
- 2020 Subaru Outback
- 2021 Subaru Outback
- 2022 Subaru Outback
- 2023 Subaru Outback
- 2024 Subaru Outback
- 2025 Subaru Outback
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.