TSB 07-234-26 — Subaru Service bulletin
07-234-26 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 5 Subaru models, 2023–2025 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. This bulletin announces design changes to the heated steering wheel switch assembly and harness. The new switch design relocates the connector, which requires a different harness routing.
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years 07-234-26 names
| Vehicle | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Crosstrek | 2023, 2025 |
| Subaru Forester | 2023, 2024 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2025 |
| Subaru Outback | 2025 |
Every document filed under 07-234-26
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 07-234-26 | May 1, 2026 | Service bulletin |
What 07-234-26 covers
Electrical, Steering — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB 07-234-26?
07-234-26 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Subaru, covering 5 Subaru models across the 2023–2025 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulletin announces design changes to the heated steering wheel switch assembly and harness. The new switch design relocates the connector, which requires a different harness routing.
Which vehicles does 07-234-26 cover?
NHTSA's file names Subaru Crosstrek (2023, 2025); Subaru Forester (2023–2024); Subaru Impreza (2023–2025); Subaru Legacy (2025); Subaru Outback (2025). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB 07-234-26 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. 07-234-26 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of 07-234-26?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 07-234-26, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 07-234-26. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.