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Subaru Forester 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin WUK-96R · NHTSA communication 10173189 · issued Mar 26, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2015–2018
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service campaign for certain 2015-2018 Forester 2.0L Turbo and 2016-2018 WRX models which may experience a loosening of the front exhaust pipe nuts.

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.