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September 30, 2025 Service bulletin

This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units

Subaru technical service bulletin 12-252-23R for 2020-2024 Subaru Outback, 2025 Subaru Forester and 2020-2024 Subaru Legacy and others.

Bulletin number
12-252-23R
Component
Electrical system
Summary
This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units. This update is set to address some cases of a vibration-type sound emitting from the blower unit during seat ventilation operation.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 747 complaints in the electrical category.

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