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Subaru Forester 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin Subaru Retailers · NHTSA communication 10168583 · issued Nov 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2018
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Updated- Retailer preowned reimbursement program WUM-98 Forester Occupant Detection System (ODS).

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.