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Service bulletin 07-76-13R

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 id10065795
Published by NHTSA2016-05-19
Manufacturer's number07-76-13R
Manufacturer's date2013-07-08
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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

Latches and locks

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2014

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

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