Subaru Forester 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 07-108-16R · NHTSA communication 10145071 · issued Aug 22, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2014–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information Bulletin provides a revised troubleshooting procedure and tips to follow when diagnosing a DTC B1650- ?Occupant Classification System Malfunction?. This DTC may also be accompanied by B1760, B1761, B1771 or B1795 as found in the Occupant Detection control module. The new procedure is designed to help avoid unnecessary part (seat cushion assembly) replacements.
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.