Subaru Forester 2010–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15-162-13 · NHTSA communication 10087561 · issued Jun 18, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2010–2013
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin provides a service procedure for replacing the bluetooth hands-free microphone which is now available as an individual service part (separate from the map light assembly). The replacement microphone is designed to reduce background noise when using the hands-free telephone feature.
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.