Subaru Forester 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-174-14 · NHTSA communication 10093529 · issued Oct 30, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Instrument panel side vents coming loose - to address customer concerns of the instrument panel side dash grille vent assembly coming loose, the retaining claw portion has been redesigned to provide better retention.
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.