{"nhtsa_id":10160497,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-05-28","date":"2019-03-13","document_id":"12-259-19","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"This Service Information bulletin announces a design change to the cowl panel. The change was made to the shape of the part which will eliminate a gap between the cowl panel and the windshield in the lower corner area as shown in the photo below. The gap may develop during expansion and contraction of the plastic cowl panel material as a result of temperature changes.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10160497-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10160497-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10160497","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"SUBARU","model":"FORESTER","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_subaru_forester"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}