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Subaru Forester 2008–2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-12-108-09 · NHTSA communication 10028526 · issued Feb 11, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2008–2009
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru: vehicle has a water leak in the front driver/passenger side of the vehicle, it may be coming from the body seam located behind the front inner fender well. To correct the condition, the body seam will need to be sealed. *pe

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.