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Subaru Forester 2010–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18-186-16 · NHTSA communication 10139472 · issued May 4, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2010–2016
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to Service Manuals available via the Subaru Technical Information System (STIS) web site. The tables contained within this bulletin are to be used as guides for becoming aware of the latest changes.

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.