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Subaru Forester 2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin WRH-25R · NHTSA communication 11032028 · issued Apr 2, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
2026
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service program for certain 2026 model year Forester vehicles that may be equipped with a rear door latch with a damaged micro switch.

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.