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Service bulletin WUT-05R

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 id10173113
Published by NHTSA2020-04-02
Manufacturer's numberWUT-05R
Manufacturer's date2020-03-06
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a service program to replace the rear coil springs on certain 2014-2016 model year Forester vehicles.

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

Suspension

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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