Subaru Forester 1999–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03-68-12R · NHTSA communication 10093967 · issued Dec 11, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2009
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin reviews a change to the part numbers used for the transfer driven gear bearings. These revised bearings are to be used to enhance durability.
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Subaru Forester
- 2000 Subaru Forester
- 2001 Subaru Forester
- 2002 Subaru Forester
- 2003 Subaru Forester
- 2004 Subaru Forester
- 2005 Subaru Forester
- 2006 Subaru Forester
- 2007 Subaru Forester
- 2008 Subaru Forester
- 2009 Subaru Forester
- 2001 Subaru Legacy
- 2002 Subaru Legacy
- 2003 Subaru Legacy
- 2004 Subaru Legacy
- 2005 Subaru Legacy
- 2006 Subaru Legacy
- 2007 Subaru Legacy
- 2008 Subaru Legacy
- 2009 Subaru Legacy
- 2000 Subaru Outback
- 2001 Subaru Outback
- 2002 Subaru Outback
- 2003 Subaru Outback
- 2004 Subaru Outback
- 2005 Subaru Outback
- 2006 Subaru Outback
- 2007 Subaru Outback
- 2008 Subaru Outback
- 2009 Subaru Outback
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.