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Subaru Forester 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQW-58R · NHTSA communication 10084143 · issued Feb 24, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru of america, inc. Has initiated a service program to reprogram the engine control module (ecm) on certain 2015 model year wrx vehicles and certain 2014 and 2015 model year 2.0xt forester vehicles equipped with a 2.0 liter turbocharged engine, to address a possible pre ]ignition issue.

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.