Subaru Forester 2010–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-162-13R · NHTSA communication 10093307 · issued Oct 8, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2010–2011
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a service procedure for replacing the bluetooth hands-free microphone which is now available as an individual service part (separate from the map light assembly). The replacement microphone is designed to reduce background noise when using the hands-free telephone feature.
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.