Subaru Forester 2014–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-289-20 · NHTSA communication 10179427 · issued Aug 31, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2018
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Warranty for the rear gate stays on the listed models and model years. This will apply to Forester models with or without the power rear gate (PRG).
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.