Subaru Forester 2019-2023 Owners Manual / Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags / SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / How to contact the vehicle manufacturer concerning modifications for persons with disabilities that may affect the advanced airbag system

Subaru Forester: SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / How to contact the vehicle manufacturer concerning modifications for persons with disabilities that may affect the advanced airbag system

Changing or moving any parts of the front seats, rear seat, seatbelts, front bumper, front side frame, radiator panel, instrument panel, combination meter, steering wheel, steering column, tire, suspension or floor panel can affect the operation of the SUBARU advanced airbag system. If you have any questions, you may contact the following SUBARU distributors.

Continental U.S., Alaska and the District of Columbia

Subaru of America, Inc.

Customer Retailer Services Department

One Subaru Drive

P.O. Box 9103

Camden, NJ 08101-9877

1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783)

Hawaii

Subaru Hawaii

2850 Pukoloa Street, Ste. 101, Honolulu,

HI 96819

877-215-0338

Guam

Shen’s Corporation dba Prestige Automobiles

491 East Marine Corps Drive, Dededo, Guam 96929

671-633-2698

Puerto Rico

Trebol Motors

296 Marginal JF Kennedy, San Juan, Puerto Rico

787-793-2828

Canada

Subaru Canada, Inc.

Consumer Support Department

560 Suffolk Court, Mississauga, Ontario

L5R 4J7

1-800-894-4212

There are currently no SUBARU distributors in any other U.S. territories. If you are in such an area, please contact the SUBARU distributor or dealer from which you bought your vehicle.

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