2013 Subaru Legacy Technical Service Bulletins

503 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 Subaru Legacy. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10235845Jan 28, 2014Engine cooling. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle, Cam Position or Misfire DTCs
• 10089963Jan 28, 2014Engine. "difficulty starting, rough idle, cam position or misfire dtcs p0340, p0341, p0345, p0346, p0365, p0366, p0390, p0391, p0301, p0302, p0303 or p0304 - this bulletin provides inspection and repair procedures for intake and exhaust camshaft position-related and/or engine misfire dtcs for the fa and fb engine-equipped models listed above."
• 10067832Jan 28, 2014Engine cooling. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10052498Jan 28, 2014Engine. Subaru: some vehicles may experience difficulty starting, rough idle, cam position or misfire dtcs. This bulletin contains the inspection and repair. *js updated 11/18/14.
• 10235851Jan 2, 2014Equipment. Customer Satisfaction - Navigation SD Card Update Program
• 10080365Jan 2, 2014Equipment. "customer satisfaction - navigation sd card update program - this bulletin provides the procedure for reprogramming the f10 sd card navigation system with the latest software version."
• 10067825Jan 2, 2014Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10233098Dec 30, 2013Equipment. Navigation??SD??Card??Update??Program??for??2013??Legacy??and??Outback????
• 10094065Dec 30, 2013Equipment. In appreciation for purchasing a subaru vehicle with navigation, subaru of america, inc. (soa) is offering owners of 2013 legacy/outback vehicles with aha capability a complimentary navigation sd card update with free installation. These owners will be receiving an email and a follow up direct mailer from soa detailing that offer in early january 2014. The procedure is very straightforward.
• 10067069Dec 30, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10233097Dec 20, 2013Lane departure. Navigation Hardware Replacement Program (Aha upgrade) ? DEADLINE EXTENDED
• 10094062Dec 20, 2013Equipment. Subaru owners of 2013my legacy or 2013my outback vehicles equipped with factory navigation manufactured before the running production change which added aha radio application display capability (vehicles produced before january 18, 2013) are eligible to update their navigation system hardware (head unit) at a subaru retailer from now until the march 31, 2014.
• 10067067Dec 20, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10094041Dec 3, 2013Engine. This bulletin provides information regarding a change made to the surface treatment applied to the oil control piston rings for 2.5l fb engines. The change was made as a result of some limited findings of unanticipated wear of these rings. Oil consumption will be higher than normal and consistent, if this wear occurs, the condition remains until repair.
• 10067053Dec 3, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10054221Nov 21, 2013Exterior lighting. Subaru: the formation of moisture and/or condensation, inside of rear combination and headlamps, is temporary, and will evaporate when temperature rises inside lamps. Model all. No years listed.
• 10235905Nov 11, 2013Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10093665Nov 11, 2013Equipment. This bulletin provides information regarding a change made to the surface treatment applied to the oil control piston rings for 2.5l fb engines. The change was made as a result of some limited findings of unanticipated wear of these rings. Oil consumption will be higher than normal and consistent, if this wear occurs, the condition remains until repair.
• 10067043Nov 11, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10054211Nov 11, 2013Engine. Subaru: a change to surface treatment applied to oil control piston rings and if condition remains , the oil consumption will be higher and consistent, if wear occurs, until repair is made. Model 2013 legacy, outback.
• 10235929Oct 24, 2013Equipment. Exchange Component Identification
• 10235902Oct 21, 2013Equipment, Engine cooling. Countermeasure Thermostat Availability for DTC P0128
• 10093365Oct 21, 2013Equipment. "a countermeasure thermostat has been released to address a rare condition which may occur during engine soak in cold ambient temperatures. In these rare cases, after an extended cold soak, coolant may enter the thermostat’s internal piston. If this occurs, the thermostat may open at a temperature which is lower than specified and cause dtc p0128 to be stored in the ecm memory."
• 10235906Oct 10, 2013Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10093323Oct 10, 2013Equipment. "this bulletin provides information regarding a change made to the surface treatment applied to the oil control piston rings for 2.5l fb engines. The change was made as a result of some limited findings of unanticipated wear of these rings. Oil consumption will be higher than normal and consistent, if this wear occurs, the condition remains until repair.
• 10069714Oct 10, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234282Sep 4, 2013Other or unknown. copies of communications
• 10092204Aug 26, 2013Equipment. This bulletin provides information to help diagnose 6 different conditions relating to customer concerns which may arise when using the f10 audio / navigation system. We will continue to add more helpful tips to this tsb as information is received from f10.
• 10092186Aug 21, 2013Equipment. "we have received several calls from dealers who have customers eligible for the wqh44 subaru carpeted floor mat recall but do not have the original mats that were in the vehicle at the time of sale. In most cases, the customers have stated that they have discarded or destroyed the mats. In other instances, the customers indicated that their vehicle did not have the mats when they purchased the vehicle.
• 10234928Aug 19, 2013Equipment. Service Manual Corrections
• 10092166Aug 19, 2013Tires, Equipment. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to service manuals available via the subaru technical information system (stis) web site. The tables contained within this bulletin are to be used as guides for becoming aware of the latest changes. We advise you to always refer to the stis web site when looking for the latest service information. Printed pages will not be made available to…
• 10234922Aug 9, 2013Equipment. Exchange Component Identification and procedures
• 10092146Aug 9, 2013Equipment. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. The exchange program policy can also be found in sections 8.4.9 and 11.2.10 of your service policies and procedures manual found in subarunet.
• 10067013Aug 9, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10232550Aug 5, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). EyeSight Acceptable Windshield Repair Areas
• 10232549Aug 5, 2013Equipment. ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) Device Mounting Guidelines
• 10232548Aug 5, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Deletion of Compass Mirror
• 10092091Aug 5, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information concerning acceptable windshield repair areas in vehicles equipped with the new eyesight system.
• 10092089Aug 5, 2013Equipment. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide guidelines for proper positioning of etc devices, e.g., ez pass®, sun pass®, k-tag, etc. In vehicles equipped with the new eyesight system.
• 10092087Aug 5, 2013Back-over prevention (rear camera). "2013 model year outback and legacy vehicles equipped with a backup camera no longer have a compass feature available in the factory installed auto-dimming mirror. In the event a customer requires a compass feature in an auto-dimming mirror, the factory installed mirror on some trim levels may be replaced with an auto-dimming compass mirror with homelink. This mirror is different from our standard accessory mirror…
• 10067006Aug 5, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10067005Aug 5, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10067004Aug 5, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10232547Aug 1, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. 5-Speed Automatic Transmission (5EAT) Parking Rod
• 10232512Jun 19, 2013Engine cooling. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle, Cam Position or Misfire DTCs
• 10090293Jun 19, 2013Engine cooling. This bulletin provides inspection and repair procedures for intake and exhaust camshaft position-related and/or engine misfire dtcs for the fa and fb engine-equipped models listed above. The camshaft position sensor (cps) clearance may be out of specification causing these condition(s) and one or more of the dtcs listed above to set. In addition to a check engine light coming on, there may or may not be customer…
• 10087601Jun 19, 2013Engine cooling, Engine. This bulletin provides inspection and repair procedures for intake and exhaust camshaft position-related and/or engine misfire dtcs for the fa and fb engine-equipped models listed above. The camshaft position sensor (cps) clearance may be out of specification causing these condition(s) and one or more of the dtcs listed above to set. In addition to a check engine light coming on, there may or may not be customer…
• 10065788Jun 19, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10232500Jun 12, 2013Back-over prevention (rear camera), Equipment. 2013 Exchange Component Identification and Procedures
• 10085410Jun 12, 2013Equipment. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. The exchange program policy can also be found in sections 8.4.9 and 11.2.10 of your service policies and procedures manual found in subarunet. 2013my subaru vehicles

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