Subaru Forester 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-05-46-10 · NHTSA communication 10034012 · issued Jun 21, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
2008–2009
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subaru: evaporator drain house freezing. It may be difficult to fill the fuel tank after driving the vehicle through deep snow, there is the possibility that ice has formed in the evaporator drain hose. *pe
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.