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Subaru Forester 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 10-88-18 · NHTSA communication 10141493 · issued May 10, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin announces a change made to the Automatic Climate Control Head Assembly. The change will address concerns where the temperature selected for cooling ?feels? warmer to the customer than the temperature displayed. The new programming will adjust the threshold for when cooling occurs to improve the air conditioning system?s cooling effect making it more closely match the customer?s selected temperature.

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.