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Subaru Forester 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 115398 · NHTSA communication 604484 · issued Jan 5, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer may complain of a slight engine hesitation on vehicles with manual transmissions 2.5l and 2.2l engines. Tt

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.