Subaru Forester 2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SubaruNet Announcement (W · NHTSA communication 11027094 · issued Dec 19, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2026
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
This announcement is to inform that Subaru of American Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2026 model year Forester vehicles to replace the rear gate stay and bracket.
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.