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Subaru Forester 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-97-15 · NHTSA communication 10093861 · issued Nov 4, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2011–2016
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin provides a procedure for diagnosing a customer concern of a delayed and / or harsh engagement of the cvt (model tr580) when shifting into reverse or drive from neutral. All 2013-16my, 4-cylinder, n/a models with cvt

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.