Subaru Forester 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 11-175-17 · NHTSA communication 10117536 · issued Jun 20, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the ECM and address the following customer concerns: * Engine RPM surge on light acceleration caused by improper EGR operation * Potential battery discharge (dead battery) after repeated periods of short-trip driving.
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.