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Subaru Forester 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1217414 · NHTSA communication 10235926 · issued Oct 30, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Instrument Panel Side Vents Coming Loose

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.