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Subaru Forester 1995–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 034899 · NHTSA communication 608198 · issued Jul 14, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–1998
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles equipped with manual transmissions may exhibit first gear popping out while driving. *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.