Subaru Forester 2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-268-26 · NHTSA communication 11034245 · issued Jun 11, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2025
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change to the front hood release lever, which in certain circumstances, after the vehicle’s interior latch has been released, the front hood may fail to open when attempting to operate the exterior latch.
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.