Subaru Forester 2005–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin DWEP · NHTSA communication 10084146 · issued Feb 16, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2005–2015
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
"as part of subaru s dedication to customer satisfaction, soa is announcing a dashboard warranty extension program. This program extends warranty coverage for dashboards on all 2005-2009 subaru outback and subaru legacy vehicles sold or leased in the united states. This change is in anticipation that a small number of vehicles may require repairs for sticky and/or melted dashboards as a result of exposure to heat or humidity. Please note that this is not a recall, as it does not impact vehicle safety. If a dashboard has not melted or become sticky as a result of exposure to heat or humidity, n
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.