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Service bulletin 02-182-19

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 id10161831
Published by NHTSA2019-07-01
Manufacturer's number02-182-19
Manufacturer's date2019-05-28
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This Service Information bulletin announces a design change made to the TGV assemblies used on the Forester Turbo models and WRXs listed above. Condensation resulting from EGR system operation may enter the area between the TGV shaft and bearing. Over time, corrosion can develop and impede movement of the TGV shaft and cause any of the DTCs P2004, 2005, 2006 and /or P2007 to set. The material of the TGV shaft has been changed to stainless steel to optimize corrosion resistance.

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

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Trouble codes named

P2004, P2007

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
SUBARU WRX2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V4550002018-07-10. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; TIRES
20152062015-05-15. Accessories
13V1590002013-04-24. EQUIPMENT

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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