2025 Subaru Forester

These recalls apply to the make, model, and year of your car – and should be fixed as soon as possible.

2 Recalls for 2025 Subaru Forester

Recall Date Component Summary
1970-01-01 CHILD SEAT

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2025 Forester vehicles. The child seat anchor bolts may have been improperly tightened, allowing the bolts to come loose.

Remedy:

Dealers will inspect the child seat anchor bolts and, if necessary, tighten the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 15, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru’s number for this recall is WRC-25.

1970-01-01 WHEELS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2025 Forester vehicles equipped with 18″ aluminum alloy wheels. The wheels may have been manufactured with an incorrectly specified lug seat surface, which can result in the wheel being improperly attached and cause a loss of vehicle stability.

Remedy:

Dealers will inspect and replace the wheels, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 28, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru’s number for this recall is WRB-25.

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0 Complaints sent to the Center for Auto Safety for 2025 Subaru Forester

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36 Complaints submitted to NHTSA for 2025 Subaru Forester

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Date Component  
2025-09-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,BACK OVER PREVENTION
ODI Number: 11688968
2025-09-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ODI Number: 11688871
2025-09-20 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11688579
2025-09-12 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11686819
2025-09-07 EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11685556
2025-08-25 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11683016
2025-08-20 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11681931
2025-08-04 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ODI Number: 11678203
2025-07-08 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11671997
2025-07-27 AIR BAGS
ODI Number: 11676507
2025-07-18 POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 11674528
2025-07-08 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11671997
2025-06-20 SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 11668132
2025-06-13 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11666692
2025-06-09 SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS
ODI Number: 11665933
2025-03-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11647040
2025-05-30 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ODI Number: 11664035
2025-05-25 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11662985
2025-05-14 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11660986
2025-05-09 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11660018
2025-04-23 STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11656309
2025-04-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ODI Number: 11654406
2024-09-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11612097
2024-09-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ODI Number: 11615460
2024-09-20 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 11615548
2024-10-21 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11621041
2024-11-12 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11624677
2024-11-27 EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ODI Number: 11627686
2024-11-29 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11627995
2025-01-02 SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 11633781
2025-01-08 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11634958
2025-01-27 VISIBILITY
ODI Number: 11638917
2025-02-01 AIR BAGS
ODI Number: 11640053
2025-02-20 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ODI Number: 11644011
2025-02-23 VISIBILITY/WIPER
ODI Number: 11644338
2025-03-22 WHEELS
ODI Number: 11649936
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Manufacturers tell dealers about repairs for on your car. But they won’t tell you – unless you know to ask. Knowledge is power.

74 Service Alerts for 2025 Subaru Forester

Date Description
2025-08-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Bulletin provides helpful procedures and best practices to utilize when customers present with concerns relating to the operation of their Gen 2/Gen 3 Telematics system equipped Subaru.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-08-26 STRUCTURE:BODY

This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area for models listed.

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2025-08-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area for models listed.

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2025-08-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.

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2025-08-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Subaru of America, Inc. will release an OTA to perform a software update to the DCM. This is a preventive OTA.

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2025-08-11 POWER TRAIN

Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.

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2025-08-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.

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2025-08-11 ENGINE

Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.

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2025-08-11 STRUCTURE:BODY

This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.

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2025-08-11 SERVICE BRAKES

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the HYDRAULIC UNIT ASSEMBLY(VDC). This logic was developed to address the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): C1411 ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE. If DTC C1411 is detected

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2025-08-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the HYDRAULIC UNIT ASSEMBLY(VDC). This logic was developed to address the following Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC): C1411 ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE. If DTC C1411 is detected

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2025-08-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files designed to improve the functionality of the Keyless Access Control Unit.

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2025-08-07 SEAT BELTS

This Bulletin announces the availability of a new part Extender Belt. This is for customers who find it necessary to increase the length of their seat belt.

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2025-07-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units.

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2025-07-29 SEATS

This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units.

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2025-07-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This OTA is released to address Telematic functions that may stop working after a certain amount of time from the vehicle’s production.

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2025-07-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Service Information Bulletin announces the precautionary measures to be followed in order to limit high ambient temperature exposure to the hybrid battery.

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2025-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak. To improve Fixed Right First-Time (FRFT) and customer sat

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2025-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin provides information on a new reprogramming procedure (FOTA) to optimize the Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units (H/U) utilized in the models as listed above. Firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) is a process by which remot

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2025-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models as listed.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-07-10 SERVICE BRAKES

This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases of DTC C1C40 being detected by the Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) in addition to Failure Detail Code 30A2 stored within the Freeze Frame Data (FF

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2025-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases of DTC C1C40 being detected by the Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) in addition to Failure Detail Code 30A2 stored within the Freeze Frame Data (FF

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2025-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the Transmission Control Module (TCM). These files contain enhanced logic to prevent DTC P0A12 from being set unnecessarily in the TCM memory.

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2025-07-10 POWER TRAIN

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the Transmission Control Module (TCM). These files contain enhanced logic to prevent DTC P0A12 from being set unnecessarily in the TCM memory.

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2025-07-11 SEAT BELTS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to tighten the child seat anchor bolts to the proper torque specification.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-07-11 SEATS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to tighten the child seat anchor bolts to the proper torque specification.

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2025-07-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This announcement is to inform subscribed customers of a software update for in-vehicle multimedia system.

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2025-06-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This announcment provides information on the release of the latest software updates to the Subaru Midtronics DSS-5000 Battery Diagnostic tool.

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2025-06-24 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This announcement is to bring attention to the OTA for In-vehicle service appointment scheduler and In-vehicle message center.

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2025-06-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Service Information bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak.

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2025-06-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the Transmission Control Module (TCM).

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-23 POWER TRAIN

This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the Transmission Control Module (TCM).

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-20 SEATS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to tighten the child seat anchor bolts to the proper torque specification.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-20 SEAT BELTS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to tighten the child seat anchor bolts to the proper torque specification.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-20 SEATS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to inspect the child seat anchor bolts and, if necessary, tighten to the proper specification.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-20 SEAT BELTS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to inspect the child seat anchor bolts and, if necessary, tighten to the proper specification.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin provides instruction for use of a new reprogramming procedure to optimize the Denso Gen 4.5 Audio and Navigation system utilized in the models listed.

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2025-06-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

OTA head unit software update for CP1.5 head units. General software improvements for a better drving experience and functionality.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models as listed

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-06-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Bulletin provides the Service Manual Correction to the diagnostic procedure for DTC B2A16 (Immobilizer Key Collation Diagnosis).

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2025-06-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.

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2025-05-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases of DTC C1C40 being detected by the Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) in addition to Failure Detail Code 30A2 stored within the Freeze Frame Data (FF

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2025-05-29 SERVICE BRAKES

This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases of DTC C1C40 being detected by the Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) in addition to Failure Detail Code 30A2 stored within the Freeze Frame Data (FF

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2025-05-19 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information along with an overview of the Subaru Lock Information web-site.

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2025-05-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak. To improve Fixed Right First-Time (FRFT) and customer sat

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-04-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Service Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-04-22 ENGINE

This Bulletin announces the diagnostic procedures to be followed when diagnosing engine oil leakage on FA and FB type engines.

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2025-04-22 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This bulletin announces repair procedures to address cases of a loose fitting exterior rear door garnish.

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2025-03-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This Bulletin announces availability of a User Guide and an informative video to supplement the recent releases to retailers of the SOA321152 and SOA321153 Terminal Test Kits.

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2025-03-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The following information announces reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4.5 Denso CP1.5 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-03-24 ENGINE

The purpose of this bulletin is to advise of SOA’s revised Catalytic Converter Recycling Program shipping procedure.

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2025-03-24 ENGINE

This Bulletin announces the Service Manual Correction for the diagnostic procedures to be followed when performing diagnostic repairs for diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P26A6 (Engine Coolant Bypass Valve “A” Position Sensor Circuit Low) an

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2025-03-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Service Information Bulletin details a new procedure for conducting a CommCheck on vehicles equipped with a GEN 3/GEN 3+ DCM.

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2025-03-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns.

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2025-03-17 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models.

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2025-03-17 ENGINE

This bulletin announces the repair procedure to be followed when diagnosing cases of the starter motor not operating when attempting to restart after a short drive cycle in low ambient temperatures (less than 0 degrees Celsius / 32 degrees

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2025-03-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces the repair procedure to be followed when diagnosing cases of the starter motor not operating when attempting to restart after a short drive cycle in low ambient temperatures (less than 0 degrees Celsius / 32 degrees

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2025-03-06 STRUCTURE:BODY

This Bulletin announces diagnostic procedures to be followed when working with a Power Rear Gate (PRG).

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2025-03-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

When attempting to complete the STARLINK Telematics subscription process, an Error Code 202 and / or 204 may occur preventing the process from completing successfully.

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2025-02-14 WHEELS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Limited vehicles equipped with 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-02-12 ENGINE

This Bulletin provides the Service Manual Correction to the diagnostic procedure for DTC B2A16 (Immobilizer Key Collation Diagnosis).

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-02-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Bulletin provides the Service Manual Correction to the diagnostic procedure for DTC B2A16 (Immobilizer Key Collation Diagnosis).

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-02-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This Service Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-02-11 WHEELS

This announcment is an update to safety recall WRB-25 incorrect wheel lug seat surface.

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2025-02-07 WHEELS

WRB-25 incorrect wheel seat surface safety recall and stop sale tool shipment and inspection procedure.

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2025-01-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This announcement is in regard to special service tool shipment will be shipped directly to the Subar retailers during February.

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2025-01-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A head unit OTA will be available via cellular network for Mid and High Grade CP1.5 head units.

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2025-01-25 WHEELS

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Limited vehicles equipped with 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-01-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The following information announces reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4.5 Denso CP1.5 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed.

Click to view a copy of the full alert on NHTSA's website (select "Manufacturer Communication")

2025-01-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces availability of a new Genuine Subaru Alternative Replacement Battery introduced to satisfy current supply demands.

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2025-01-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin announces availability of new reprogramming files developed to enhance the seat heater temperature control.

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2025-01-09 SEATS

This bulletin announces availability of new reprogramming files developed to enhance the seat heater temperature control.

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2024-12-13 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

This bulletin is for information purposes only.The bulletin adresses design changes of the headlamps and rear combination lamps, where moisture and or condensation may develop on the inside of the lamp lenses.

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2024-12-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This bulletin is for information purposes only.The bulletin adresses design changes of the headlamps and rear combination lamps, where moisture and or condensation may develop on the inside of the lamp lenses.

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