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Service bulletin 11-164-16R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10111097
Published by NHTSA2017-08-14
Manufacturer's number11-164-16R
Manufacturer's date2016-07-22
NHTSA componentENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the ECM. These files will address customer concerns of a slight surging / decrease in engine power condition between approx. 2000-2500 RPM on light acceleration during high ambient temperatures (intake air temperatures exceeding 104 deg. F).

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Engine, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Software, Transmission control module

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2014, 2015, 2016

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

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