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Subaru Forester 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15-269-20R · NHTSA communication 10180684 · issued Sep 4, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

In the interest of providing continued customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the Basic New Car Limited Warranty coverage for the Condenser component of the Air Conditioning system on all 2017 and a limited number of 2018MY Forester model vehicles.

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.