Subaru Forester 2019–2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12-279-26 · NHTSA communication 11033052 · issued May 1, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2019–2025
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
This bulletin announces a design change to the Power Rear Gate Drive (PRG) Unit to address rare concerns about a very slight drop immediately after the gate is fully open.
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.