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Subaru Forester 2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin WRC-25 · NHTSA communication 11019940 · issued Jun 20, 2025

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
2025
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to tighten the child seat anchor bolts to the proper torque specification.

Vehicles covered

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.