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Subaru Forester 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12-227-17 · NHTSA communication 10117548 · issued Aug 29, 2017

Technical service bulletin
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2018
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Official summary

This Service Information bulletin announces a design change made to the upper front grille. The two small retaining slide bolts /cap nuts previously used have been eliminated.

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.