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Service bulletin 07-75-13

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10085406
Published by NHTSA2016-12-02
Manufacturer's number07-75-13
Manufacturer's date2013-06-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

"THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING DTC P0606 RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE DETERMINATION OF THIS CODE ON 2014 FORESTER TURBO MODELS. THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP MEMORY. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES, THIS BACK-UP MEMORY IS CLEARED. ON THE 2014MY FORESTER TURBO, AFTER RE-CONNECTING THE BATTERY, IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED BACK “ON” WITHIN ONE MINUTE AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION IS TURNED “OFF”, IT BECOMES POSSIBLE FOR THE CEL TO ILLUMINATE STORING DTC P0606 IN MEMORY. THE CODE WILL NOT OCCUR IMMEDIATELY, BUT MAY OCCUR AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME DEPENDING UPON HOW THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED."

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, Engine, 12-volt battery

Trouble codes named

P0606

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2014

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
0775132023-04-24. Service bulletin. DTC P0606 after Vehicle Battery Is Reconnected
07-75-13R2020-04-02. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides information regarding DTC P0606 related specifically to the determination of this code on Forester Turbo and applicable WRX models.
07-75-13R2018-04-16. Service bulletin. On Forester Turbo and applicable WRX models, after re-connecting the battery, if the ignition switch is turned back ?ON? within one minute after the first time the ignition is turned ?OFF?, it becomes possible for the CEL to illuminate storing DTC P0606 in memory. The code will not occur immediately, but may occur after a period of time depending upon how the vehicle is operated
07-85-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. MEASUREMENT OF “DARK CURRENT” (PARASITIC BATTERY DRAW)