Car Fix DIY Videos

Subaru already knows how to switch this tracker off. It did exactly that for one entire state, then told everyone else it could not be done.

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Check your own dome light. If there is a red SOS button by the map light, this whole video is about your car.

SOURCES

The Drive — Subaru disabled StarLink on 2022 cars in Massachusetts:
https://www.thedrive.com/news/42917/subaru-disables-starlink-in-2022-vehicles-to-comply-with-right-to-repair-law

Automotive News — Subaru and the right-to-repair “impossibility” fight:
https://www.autonews.com/service/subaru-disables-starlink-massachusetts-amid-right-repair-battle/

Sam Curry — researcher pulled a year of Subaru location history:
https://samcurry.net/hacking-subaru

Subaru Outback Forums — how owners remove the DCM (fuse and module):
https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/instructions-to-remove-the-dcm.557585/

JustAnswer — DCM fuse number 9, 7.5 amp, engine-bay location:
https://www.justanswer.com/subaru/nyp57-dead-battery-understand-may-dcm-unit-drain-removing.html

Subaru Outback Forums — the DCM internal backup battery:
https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/telemetric-module-backup-battery.550026/

Dot.Report — Subaru service bulletin, DCM backup-battery code B2A07:
https://dot.report/manufacturer-communications/10186389

Go-Parts — 2022 to 2025 Subaru DCM location and part numbers:
https://www.go-parts.com/garage/telematics-interface-module-subaru-wrx-subaru-crosstrek-subaru-impreza-2022-2025

Ascent Forum — owner removed the module and its internal battery:
https://www.ascentforums.com/threads/disabling-the-starlink-gps-tracking.10799/

Auto Harness House — Subaru StarLink DCM bypass harness:
https://www.autoharnesshouse.com/69018.html

Subaru — official vehicle privacy notice (LexisNexis line removed Oct 2025):
https://www.subaru.com/support/privacy-policies/vehicle-privacy-notice.html

Boston Globe — Massachusetts buyers still blocked from StarLink in 2023:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/15/business/subaru-buyers-take-hit-mass-right-to-repair-fight/

Bloomberg Law — Subaru would re-enable telematics if the industry wins:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/subaru-will-enable-telematics-if-auto-group-prevails-at-trial

Subaru Outback Forums — owners on insurance increases and no clean opt-out:
https://www.subaruoutback.org/threads/any-idea-how-to-opt-out-of-collecting-driving-data-sold-to-insurance-companies.564962/