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Service bulletin 070103

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002990
Published by NHTSA2003-10-03
Manufacturer's number070103
Manufacturer's date2003-07-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

NHTSA's summary

STOP SALE ON 2004 FORESTER HOOD PROTECTOR. TWO MOUNTING HOLES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD, USED FOR MOUNTING THE HOOD PROTECTOR, HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED. THE HOOD PROTECTOR SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLED ON 2004 FORESTERS UNLESS INSPECTED. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. *TT

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.