Affected Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Date Published

FEB 29, 2016

NHTSA TSB #

10087242

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Subaru for this TSB. Call your local Subaru dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# 16-99-16.

Summary

"THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO OPTIMIZE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) OPERATION AND ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER CONCERNS: • ENGINE RPM “FLARE” (SHARP RPM INCREASE WHEN CVT “DOWNSHIFTS”) WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL ON UPHILL GRADES • CANCELLATION OF CRUISE CONTROL AS A RESULT OF RPM FLARE (DRIVER MUST RESET DESIRED VEHICLE SPEED). THIS NEW LOGIC CHANGES THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM OPERATION TO AVOID UNEXPECTED CANCELLATION. "