Subaru Forester 2019–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-269-25R · NHTSA communication 11036824 · issued Aug 31, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019–2026
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
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.