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Subaru Forester 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin Subaru Retailers · NHTSA communication 10171091 · issued Jan 20, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (subaru) is initiating a service program to replace the rear coil springs on certain 2014-2016 model year Forester vehicles.

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.