# Service bulletin 10\-87\-17

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10187310
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-02\-18
- Manufacturer's number: 10\-87\-17
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-02\-01
- NHTSA component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

This bulletin provides a service procedure to address customer concerns of a rattling\-type sound coming from the defroster vent grille area of the instrument panel \(IP\) near the base of the windshield.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10187310-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10187310-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2017 SUBARU FORESTER

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [1217514](/bulletins/10235927.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; STRUCTURE. Design Change to Rear Door Power Window Regulator
- [1216314](/bulletins/10232848.md), 2023-03-13, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. Revised Sunroof Deflector for Rattling Sound
- [WRB\-21](/bulletins/10188184.md), 2021-03-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is initiating a service program to check and, if necessary, replace the air conditioning condenser assembly in certain 2017 and 2018 model year Forester vehicles.
- [15\-269\-20](/bulletins/10179387.md), 2020-09-04, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. In the interest of providing continued customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. \(SOA\) is extending the basic New Car Limited Warranty coverage for the Condenser component of the Air Conditioning system on all 2017 and certain 2018 MY Forester model vehicles.
- [07\-152\-19R](/bulletins/10171105.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; VISIBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces availability of new power window switch assemblies.
- [10\-96\-19](/bulletins/10169881.md), 2020-01-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This bulletin announces availability of a new HVAC blower motor unit assemblies developed to address isolated concerns of the blower motor becoming inoperative. If this issues occurs on models with Auto A/C, the blower fan may become totally inoperative. If this issue occurs on models with Manual A/C, the blower fan may operate on high speed only. The root cause of these conditions is water intrusion into the blower motor causing rust and corrosion to develop. Over time, the blower motor may begin to draw more electrical current to operate. if that occurs, the additional draw can cause the related fuse and/ or blower resistor to fail. To address this condition, additional packing has been added to improve sealing of the blower unit case along with development of a new style cabin air filter which also in corporates improved sealing.
- [12\-272\-19R](/bulletins/10165550.md), 2019-10-01, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front door glass run channels. Water can enter the run channels and cause a stick\-slip \(judder\) condition to occur as the door glass opens and closes. The judder is transferred through the window regulator mechanism in the form of mechanical resistance to the electric window motor. On models equipped with the Auto\-up and Auto\-down feature, if the level of this resistance increases enough, the auto\-reversing \(anti\-entrapment\) feature can activate and cause an inability to close the window.
- [07\-152\-19R](/bulletins/10163526.md), 2019-08-06, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY. "This bulletin announces availability of new power window switch assemblies developed to address the following customer concerns: • Power windows inoperative from the driver’s door master and / or passenger front door switch • Unable to remotely operate other door windows from the driver’s door master switch • One\-Touch Auto Up / Down features inoperative from either / both front door switches"
- [07\-152\-19](/bulletins/10161812.md), 2019-07-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY. This bulletin announces availability of new power window switch assemblies developed to address the following customer concerns: ? Power windows inoperative from the driver?s door master and / or passenger front door switch ? Unable to remotely operate other door windows from the driver?s door master switch ? One\-Touch Auto Up / Down features inoperative from either / both front door switches
- [15\-237\-19R](/bulletins/10155219.md), 2019-03-25, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This bulletin provides a diagnostic procedure for a chattering\-type sound originating from the a/c compressor assembly. In the case where a refrigerant leak is identified as coming from the a/c condenser, the level of refrigerant oil may also drop and cause the internal vanes of the compressor to make a chattering\-type sound. A new\-style A/C condenser has been established with enhanced corrosion resistance.

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