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December 8, 2025 Service bulletin

This Service Information Bulletin provides the Service Manual Correction to the diagnostic procedure for...

Subaru technical service bulletin 18-226-25R for 2002-2026 Subaru Outback, 2002-2026 Subaru Forester and 2002-2025 Subaru Legacy and others.

Bulletin number
18-226-25R
Component
Engine
Summary
This Service Information Bulletin provides the Service Manual Correction to the diagnostic procedure for DTC B2A16 (Immobilizer Key Collation Diagnosis).

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