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Normph
Explorer
Aug 08, 2016

2016 Subaru Forester

I have a 2016 Forester with manual trans. Because the car power steering is now electric, the factory stipulates that the car cannot be towed behind a motor home. Is there any way to apply power to the power steering mechanism to enable the car to be towed?

Thanx
  • lryrob9301's avatar
    lryrob9301
    Explorer
    Aug 09, 2016
    I don't know who gave you this information but the Forester has had electric power steering for several years now, and the previous years were all approved for dingy towing. So that's not the reason Subaru no longer approves dingy towing. Having worked for the worlds largest automotive manufacturer and knowing how these things come about, I would hazard a guess that the corporate legal types got involved and did a blanket CYA legal liability decision to stop approving dingy towing.

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