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Subaru bulletin 07-226-24

What it saysThis bulletin announces availability of new reprogramming files to address EyeSight camera DTC B28C7 and EyeSight enters a temporary halt modewith E5 halt code. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Subaru filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 18, 2024, received Apr 2, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 2 model years (2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

This bulletin announces availability of new reprogramming files to address EyeSight camera DTC B28C7 and EyeSight enters a temporary halt modewith E5 halt code.

Trouble codes it names: B28C7

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Mar 18, 2024 Received by NHTSA Apr 2, 2024 Components Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance, Equipment

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
07-226-24Service bulletinMar 18, 202410252461PDF, 1,131 KB

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 150 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 23 of them name Forward Collision Avoidance — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.

The infotainment system and Apple CarPlay connectivity is posing a safety hazard. When I’m on a phone call my audio will randomly cut out and suddenly the person on the other side of the call can no longer hear me. In order to fix the issue I must pick up my phone while I’m driving to disconnect from Apple CarPlay and reconnect.

2024 Subaru Crosstrek · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA May 9, 2024

While making a left turn out of a parking lot, across one lane of the two-lane road to the middle left-hand turn lane of the traffic signal, the car cut power and issued an alert (which I could only hear - not see due to the urgency of the situation) causing me to almost get t-boned by traffic in the lane that I was crossing.

2024 Subaru Crosstrek · Forward Collision Avoidance · filed with NHTSA Apr 24, 2024

My entire dash went out. Nothing worked. This car has only 3500 miles on it. I got danger signs and it said to stop driving the car. Danger. I also got messages in my e-mail I think from Starlink to stop driving the car and bring it in to service. It was dangerous. Service had it for two weeks. They didn't know what to do.

2024 Subaru Impreza · Forward Collision Avoidance · filed with NHTSA Mar 27, 2026

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

More bulletins about the electrical system

Source: same model, same component group

80 other manufacturer communications filed against these Subaru models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Subaru list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
15-341-26Service bulletinAug 20, 2026This Bulletin provides best practices for troubleshooting and resolving Subaru Connect telematics concerns on 2026MY Solterra, Trailseeker…
15-308-23RService bulletinAug 20, 2026This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw (dark/standby current) in vehicles experienc…
15-305-22RService bulletinAug 20, 2026This bulletin announces a reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4.5…
15-304-22RService bulletinAug 13, 2026This Bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concern…
15-333-25RService bulletinAug 1, 2026This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure…
16-159-26Service bulletinJul 23, 2026This bulletin provides new diagnostic steps for DTC P0851 and P0852 to be used in conjunction with the applicable Service Manual.
15-311-23RService bulletinJul 15, 2026This bulletin provides instruction for use (FOTA) of a new reprogramming procedure to optimize the Denso Gen 4.5 Audio and Navigation system…
15-246-19RService bulletinJun 30, 2026This Service Information Bulletin outlines a new required procedure to follow when performing immobilizer-related repairs on the all-new 20…

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Subaru 07-226-24 a recall?

No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the 07-226-24 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.

Which vehicles does 07-226-24 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek, 2024 Subaru Impreza. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.