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Subaru Forester 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin 1818816 · NHTSA communication 10182598 · issued Aug 24, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2017
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to Service Manuals available via the Subaru Technical Information System (STIS) web site. The tables contained within this bulletin are to be used as guides for becoming aware of the latest changes. We advise you to always refer to the STIS web site when looking for the latest Service information. Printed pages will not be made available to update printed Service Manuals.

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.