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Subaru Crosstrek 2008–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin WUE-90R · NHTSA communication 10161815 · issued May 8, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2008–2017
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, and WRX vehicles to replace the brake lamp switch. A total of 1,303,530 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall.

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.