Service bulletin 16-156-25R

Manufacturer communication, from NHTSA Manufacturer Communications

Published by NHTSA: Sep 3, 2026
Manufacturer: SUBARU
NHTSA ID: 11036810
NHTSA category: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Applies to, as stated by NHTSA: SUBARU CROSSTREK 2013-2019; SUBARU FORESTER 2014-2023; SUBARU IMPREZA 2012-2019; SUBARU LEGACY 2013-2019; SUBARU OUTBACK 2013-2019
Component, as stated by NHTSA: POWER TRAIN

Text of the manufacturer communication

This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.

Manufacturer document number: 16-156-25R
Date of the communication: 2026-08-20

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For the 2020 Subaru Outback

Premium

Ignored

Relevance of 15% is under one half, so the notice is ignored whatever the other figures say.

Vehicle relevance: 15%
Attention: 31%
Interrupt probability: 27%

Importance to this owner: 0.7 of 4, minor
Vehicle area the notice is about: Transmission

This manufacturer communication does not appear to warrant attention for this vehicle.

Decided by jev-1.13.0 in 120 ms from 1,631 input tokens. Jev returns these figures and nothing else. It gives no reasons, and none are written for it here. The figures describe how relevant the notice is, not the condition of any vehicle.

Checked by code against NHTSA's fields

A plain comparison with the structured fields NHTSA filled in. Separate from Jev's decision.

YesNHTSA names this make
YesNHTSA names this model (listed as OUTBACK)
NoNHTSA lists model year 2020 for this model

The same notice, every vehicle

Relevance	Attention	Interrupt	State
15%	31%	27%	Ignored
1%	3%	4%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored
1%	5%	5%	Ignored
1%	4%	4%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored
1%	5%	5%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored
1%	3%	4%	Ignored
1%	3%	4%	Ignored
1%	4%	4%	Ignored
1%	3%	4%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored
1%	4%	5%	Ignored

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