Subaru Forester Service Bulletins

1,766 manufacturer communications on file.

• August 11, 2025•Document ID: 11022302

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  15-327-25

  Date Added:

  September 2, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files designed to improve the functionality of the Keyless Access Control Unit.

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• August 7, 2025•Document ID: 11022298

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  SEAT BELTS

  Mfr Comm. #:

  17-21-25

  Date Added:

  September 2, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This Bulletin announces the availability of a new part Extender Belt. This is for customers who find it necessary to increase the length of their seat belt.

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• August 4, 2025•Document ID: 11022294

  Other
  ENGINE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SubaruNet Announcement

  Date Added:

  September 2, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This announcement is in regard to WRA-25 recalled catalytic converters require additional handling prior to return.

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  2017 Subaru Forester2017 Subaru WRX
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• July 31, 2025•Document ID: 11021267

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE

  Mfr Comm. #:

  WRA-25R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is initiating a new voluntary emissions recall for certain 2017 model year WRX and Forester vehicles equipped with a 2.0L turbo engine.

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  2017 Subaru Forester2017 Subaru WRX
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• July 29, 2025•Document ID: 11021266

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  07-235-25

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  In the interest of customer satisfaction Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Warranty coverage in the models listed for the selected EyeSight & Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) components.

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• July 29, 2025•Document ID: 11021265

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS

  Mfr Comm. #:

  12-252-23R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units.

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• July 29, 2025•Document ID: 11021263

  Other
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING; LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SubaruNet Announcement

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This announcement provides information about a Subaru of America, Inc. preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding the EyeSight system in certain Subaru vehicles.

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• July 16, 2025•Document ID: 11021262

  Other
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SubaruNet Announcement

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This OTA is released to address Telematic functions that may stop working after a certain amount of time from the vehicle's production.

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• July 14, 2025•Document ID: 11021247

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN

  Mfr Comm. #:

  16-155-25R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Powertrain Warranty coverage for the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) on the above listed models and model years from the original five (5) years or sixty thousand (60,000) miles (whichever comes first) to ten (10) years or one-hundred thousand (100,000) miles (whichever comes first).

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• July 14, 2025•Document ID: 11021260

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  07-210-22R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This Service Information Bulletin announces the precautionary measures to be followed in order to limit high ambient temperature exposure to the hybrid battery.

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• July 11, 2025•Document ID: 11021250

  Other
  SEATS; SEAT BELTS

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SubaruNet Announcement (W

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2025 model year Forester Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (SHEV) to tighten the child seat anchor bolts to the proper torque specification.

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  2025 Subaru Forester
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• July 10, 2025•Document ID: 11021258

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  10-105-25R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  "This bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak. To improve Fixed Right First-Time (FRFT) and customer satisfaction, SOA is introducing a new procedure and fail code for first-time suspected A/C refrigerant leaks for cases when a Technician is unable to find the source of the leak or believes there was a potential factory under charge of the A/C system refrigerant."

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• July 10, 2025•Document ID: 11021257

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  15-256-19R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This bulletin provides information on a new reprogramming procedure (FOTA) to optimize the Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units (H/U) utilized in the models as listed above. Firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) is a process by which remote devices can receive updates to their operating software.

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• July 10, 2025•Document ID: 11021256

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  15-236-18R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models as listed.

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• July 10, 2025•Document ID: 11021255

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SERVICE BRAKES

  Mfr Comm. #:

  06-95-25R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases of DTC C1C40 being detected by the Electronic Brake Booster (EBB) in addition to Failure Detail Code 30A2 stored within the Freeze Frame Data (FFD).

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• July 10, 2025•Document ID: 11021254

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  16-153-25

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files for the Transmission Control Module (TCM). These files contain enhanced logic to prevent DTC P0A12 from being set unnecessarily in the TCM memory.

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• July 10, 2025•Document ID: 11021251

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  17-17-13R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality.

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• July 8, 2025•Document ID: 11021248

  Other
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SubaruNet Announcement (

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This announcement is to inform subscribed customers of a software update for in-vehicle multimedia system.

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  2025 Subaru Forester
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• July 1, 2025•Document ID: 11021246

  Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
  ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Mfr Comm. #:

  15-246-19R

  Date Added:

  August 4, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  This Bulletin outlines a new required procedure to follow when performing immobilizer-related repairs.

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• June 30, 2025•Document ID: 11019956

  Other
  POWER TRAIN

  Mfr Comm. #:

  SubaruNet Announcement

  Date Added:

  July 1, 2025

  Manufacturer:

  SUBARU

  Summary

  As part of Subaru's dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcing an extension to the new car powertrain limited warranty for the CVT for certain 2019-2020MY vehicles.

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