Subaru Forester 2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-02-113-11R · NHTSA communication 10042553 · issued Oct 7, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2011
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subaru: after being parked for an extended length of time, there would be a type of knocking noise coming from the engine, after a cold start. *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.