Subaru Forester 2003–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 128405 · NHTSA communication 10015202 · issued Jan 19, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2003–2005
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
The damping structure for the rear gate stay has been changed from a single to a dual type damper style.
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.