Subaru TSB #CVTF

2014 Subaru Forester

TSB Document:

Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Summary
"THE NEW 2014 TURBO FORESTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THIS NEW CVT UTILIZES A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID AND IS ORANGE IN COLOR. THE CVT FLUID CURRENTLY BEING USED IN THE NONTURBO VEHICLES (C-30 CVT FLUID BLUE IN COLOR) AND THE NEW (SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID ORANGE IN COLOR) CAN NOT BE INTERCHANGED. USING THE INCORRECT FLUID WILL RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE."

"THE NEW 2014 TURBO FORESTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THIS NEW CVT UTILIZES A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID AND IS ORANGE IN COLOR. THE CVT FLUID CURRENTLY BEING USED IN THE NONTURBO VEHICLES (C-30 CVT FLUID BLUE IN COLOR) AND THE NEW (SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID ORANGE IN COLOR) CAN NOT BE INTERCHANGED. USING THE INCORRECT FLUID WILL RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE."

Date Published
MAR 19, 2013
NHTSA TSB #
10085161
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