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Subaru Forester 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 021403 · NHTSA communication 10001451 · issued Feb 14, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Stop sale order on vehicles with problems with the front seat belt buckle latch.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.