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Service bulletin WTJ-70R

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 id10187325
Published by NHTSA2021-02-18
Manufacturer's numberWTJ-70R
Manufacturer's date2021-02-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a Service Campaign for certain 2017 model year Forester normally aspirated vehicles with CVT transmissions. Subaru has determined vehicles affected by this Service Program require additional CVT fluid.

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2017

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
16-156-25R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
16-156-25R2026-07-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability. (This is an revised version of the orignal bulletin.)
16-156-25R2026-06-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.
SubaruNet Announcement (R2026-06-01. Other. This announcement provides information on the remanufactured CVT transmission program.
03-97-262026-05-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the service manual correction regarding clutch master cylinder reservoir service procedures.
16-156-25R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which enhancement was implemented to prevent abnormal operations. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.
16-156-252025-10-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body. The updated valve body incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.
Subaru Service Technical2025-09-02. Other. Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.
16-103-16R2025-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin has been developed in response to a small number of customer concerns regarding fluid seepage found coming from the CVT assembly.
Subarunet Announcement2024-08-05. Other. This annoucement provides parts personnel information about remanufactured transmissions that will no longer be available.