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Subaru Forester 2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11-161-16 · NHTSA communication 10087222 · issued Feb 29, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2015
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

"this bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files for optimizing the ecm to address the following customer concern: rough idle after a warm engine restart. In rare cases, dtc p0300 may also be stored."

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.