Subaru Forester 2015–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 078815R · NHTSA communication 10182595 · issued Aug 30, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
This Service Information bulletin provides a procedure to use when installing a SOA821B200 replacement battery in a 2015MY WRX (2.0L). The sensor located on the battery ground terminal interferes with the battery vent cap used on the replacement battery.
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.