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Subaru Forester 2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin 05-58-14 · NHTSA communication 10090194 · issued Mar 13, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2011
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Sound from rear suspension upper control arm - this bulletin provides a procedure for diagnosing and repairing a rattle-type rear suspension sound determined to be coming from the upper control arm ball joint.

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.