Subaru Forester 2015–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 11-191-19R · NHTSA communication 10164182 · issued Aug 5, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2015–2019
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces availability of a new Engine Control Module (ECM) for the models listed above designed to address DTC P2610: â ECM/PCM ENGINE OFF TIMER PERFORMANCEâ . Under certain RARE conditions, an electrostatic surge may influence the ECMâ s internal timer used after the engine is turned off and store a DTC P2610 in memory. Hardware in the ECM has been changed to eliminate any impact from electrostatic surges.
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.