Subaru Forester 2010–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16-107-17R · NHTSA communication 10125885 · issued Nov 9, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2010–2015
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
CVT MODELS ONLY. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Powertrain Warranty coverage for the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) on the above listed models and model years from the original five (5) years or sixty thousand (60,000) miles (whichever comes first) to ten (10) years or one-hundred thousand (100,000) miles (whichever comes first). This change is not in response to any specific condition, rather it is to provide customers with added assurance regarding the function and overall performance of their CVT. Additional
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Subaru Forester
- 2015 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Impreza
- 2013 Subaru Impreza
- 2014 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Impreza
- 2010 Subaru Legacy
- 2011 Subaru Legacy
- 2012 Subaru Legacy
- 2013 Subaru Legacy
- 2014 Subaru Legacy
- 2015 Subaru Legacy
- 2010 Subaru Outback
- 2011 Subaru Outback
- 2012 Subaru Outback
- 2013 Subaru Outback
- 2014 Subaru Outback
- 2015 Subaru Outback
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek
- 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek
- 2015 Subaru XV Crosstrek
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.