Subaru Forester 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-262-19 · NHTSA communication 10166886 · issued Oct 2, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces availability of a new hood lock release cable to address concerns of the front hood lock not releasing when the release lever is pulled. The new inner cable diameter has been increased and the shape of the cable end has been changed to improve engagement between the release cable end and the lock release mechanism. Latching of the hood is not affected by this change.
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.