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Subaru Forester 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 04-18-17 · NHTSA communication 10117540 · issued Aug 15, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

MODELS WITH EYESIGHT ONLY. This bulletin announces availability of a new Electronic Power Steering (EPS) controller to address a very limited number of cases involving DTC B281C "INCOMPATIBLE WITH EYESIGHT (EPS)" in the EyeSight system.

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.