2013 Subaru Outback Technical Service Bulletins

519 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 Subaru Outback. 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.

• 10235852Jun 4, 2013Equipment. Service Manual Corrections
• 10084424Jun 4, 2013Equipment. 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…
• 10234868Jun 1, 2013Electrical system. Electrical Systems Operation & Diagnosis Module
• 10232503Jun 1, 2013Equipment. Subaru Service and Technical Support Line Newsletter
• 10235888May 22, 2013Steering. Steering Column Service Procedure Update
• 10235887May 22, 2013Steering. clarify some claim questions that have been asked regarding the Steering Column recall
• 10234893May 22, 2013Steering. Steering Column Disengagement
• 10141541May 22, 2013Steering, Equipment. Subject: WQI?45 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Service Procedure Update NOTE: The plastic shipping insert (indicated by red arrow below) must be removed prior to installing the new steering column in the vehicle. Page 8 of the campaign bulletin will be revised to include a note specifying removal of this plastic shipping insert. Please refer to STIS for the revised version of the campaign bulletin.
• 10141539May 22, 2013Steering, Equipment. Subaru has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on 5,379 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles. The steering column may not have been manufactured to specification. During the manufacturing process, the steering column shafts may not have been ?press-fitted? sufficiently. This could allow the shafts to disengage from one another. If this were to happen, the driver would lose…
• 10065765May 22, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10065764May 22, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10065763May 22, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234894May 21, 2013Steering. Steering Column Recall
• 10234892May 21, 2013Steering. Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Parts Update
• 10141533May 21, 2013Electrical system, Equipment. Tech Support SD Card for Navi Complete
• 10065759May 21, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234856May 20, 2013Other or unknown. Accessory Trailer Hitch L101SAJ001
• 10234891May 14, 2013Steering. Update; Subaru Recall Campaign WQI-45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering
• 10141528May 14, 2013Equipment, Steering. Subject: Update; Subaru Recall Campaign WQI-45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Owner notification Affected vehicle owners will be notified by first class mail and email today, 5/14/13. There are 5,379 vehicles affected by this recall.
• 10065752May 14, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234890May 13, 2013Steering. New Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column
• 10141527May 13, 2013Steering. Subject: New Subaru Recall Campaign WQI?45: 2013MY Legacy/Outback Steering Column Subaru of America, Inc. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on certain 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles.
• 10065751May 13, 2013Steering. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234854May 8, 2013Seats. Poor Fit of Seat Back Protector
• 10141524May 8, 2013Seats, Equipment. The 2013 MY Outback has a rear seat back protector available as an accessory. This seat back protector is used along with a cargo tray to protect the back of the rear seats when cargo is loaded into the cargo area when the rear seats are folded down. When the rear seats are folded up, there is a natural tendency for the seat back protectors to slightly pull away for the rear seat back.
• 10065149May 8, 2013Equipment, Seats. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234848May 7, 2013Equipment. Tonneau Cover Stopper / Holder Repair
• 10141522May 7, 2013Equipment. This Bulletin provides a repair procedure for the replacement of the tonneau cover stoppers. This procedure must be used in place of tonneau cover assembly replacement for stopper failure. Replacing the complete tonneau cover assembly due to a stopper failure is no longer an accepted repair.
• 10065147May 7, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10065142May 6, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234281May 2, 2013Other or unknown. copies of communications
• 10234879May 1, 2013Fuel system. Subaru Service and Technical Support Line Newsletter
• 10234877May 1, 2013Lane departure. Subaru SD Card Navigation System
• 10065757May 1, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10233115Apr 30, 2013Equipment. Service Manual Corrections
• 10233119Apr 25, 2013Engine cooling. Oil Filler Cap Gasket Coming Unseated
• 10232879Apr 25, 2013Electrical system. Replacement Key and Immobilizer info
• 10067075Apr 9, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10084586Apr 5, 2013Engine. 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…
• 10067096Apr 5, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234280Apr 4, 2013Other or unknown. copies of communications
• 10233124Apr 4, 2013Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Deletion of Compass Mirror
• 10084584Apr 4, 2013Back-over prevention (rear camera), Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). 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…
• 10067095Apr 4, 2013Equipment. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10233113Apr 3, 2013Engine cooling. ECM Reprogramming for Extended Engine Cranking
• 10084544Apr 3, 2013Engine, Electrical system. This bulletin announces the availability of ecm reprogramming files to address an extended engine cranking condition caused by camshaft positioning at the time the engine is shut off.
• 10067098Apr 3, 2013Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234287Apr 1, 2013Equipment. Technical Support Line Newsletter
• 10235864Mar 29, 2013Equipment. New Navigation System Map Download Available ? Q3 2012 mapset
• 10085244Mar 29, 2013Equipment. All subaru owners with 2012my & 2013my factory navigation may now download the latest mapset data from nokia/navteq available – q3 2012.

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