Subaru Ascent 2019–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02-196-26R · NHTSA communication 11036811 · issued Aug 20, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2019–2026
model years
26
vehicle entries
Official summary
This service bulletin outlines the diagnostic and repair procedure for white smoke emitted from the exhaust after startup. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Subaru Ascent
- 2020 Subaru Ascent
- 2021 Subaru Ascent
- 2022 Subaru Ascent
- 2023 Subaru Ascent
- 2024 Subaru Ascent
- 2025 Subaru Ascent
- 2026 Subaru Ascent
- 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
- 2026 Subaru Outback
- 2022 Subaru WRX
- 2023 Subaru WRX
- 2024 Subaru WRX
- 2025 Subaru WRX
- 2026 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.