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Subaru Forester 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 04-13-14R · NHTSA communication 10153185 · issued Nov 14, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2012–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

IMPORTANT: This Service Bulletin has been as been replaced by TSB 04-24-18 dated 11/9/2018 entitled ?Increased Steering Effort when Cold, DTC C2532?. Please refer to this new bulletin for the latest information regarding this condition.

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.