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Service bulletin SB-WVN-24

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 id10032511
Published by NHTSA2010-04-07
Manufacturer's numberSB-WVN-24
Manufacturer's date2011-03-23
ReplacesSPB-WVN-24 REV
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBARU SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) REPROGRAMMING AND FUEL TANK ONE WAY FUEL VALVE REMOVAL. AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE TWO CONDITIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. TO CORRECT THESE CONDITIONS, AFFECTED VEHICLES REQUIRE ECM REPROGRAMMING AND PERMANENT REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK ONE WAY FUEL VALVE. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE UPDATED 6/30/11. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine, Fuel system, Fuel tank

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2007, 2008

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SB-WVL-222010-04-07. Service bulletin. SUBARU SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. FUEL TANK ONE WAY FUEL VALVE. CERTAIN MODELS REQUIRE PERMANENT REMOVAL OF THE ONE WAY FUEL VALVE LOCATED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE ONE WAY FUEL VALVE IS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF A SMALL SUB CHAMBER CONTAINED IN THE FUEL TANK. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE