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Service bulletin 12-274-25

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 id11025782
Published by NHTSA2025-12-01
Manufacturer's number12-274-25
Manufacturer's date2025-11-06
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

This Bulletin announces changes to the replacement procedure due to a design difference between Japan-produced bumpers and SIA-produced bumpers.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
SUBARU FORESTER2025, 2026
SUBARU FORESTER HYBRID2026 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V8890002025-12-18. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
20253442025-06-20. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
12-259-262026-10-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the repair procedures to be followed when encountering cases of excessive gap reported between the left and right rear D-pillar and headliner.
12-269-25R2026-09-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
SubaruNet Announcement (P2026-08-04. Other. WRH-26 Certification Label Non-Compliance Recall- Parts and SSLP Process Updates.
WRF-26R2026-08-04. Service bulletin. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2026 model year Forester vehicles equipped with a power moonroof assembly. (This is an revised version of the original bulletin).
SubaruNet Announcement (W2026-08-04. Other. This announcement is to inform retailers of the non-compliance recall/stop sale.
SubaruNet Announcement (W2026-08-04. Service bulletin. This is an update to the safety recall and stop sale: WRF-26 Forester Power Moonroof Glass Adhesion.
12-268-262026-07-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change to the front hood release lever, which in certain circumstances, after the vehicle’s interior latch has been released, the front hood may fail to open when attempting to operate the exterior latch.
WRF-26R2026-07-01. Service bulletin. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2026 model year Forester vehicles equipped with a power moonroof assembly. (This is an revised version of the orignal bulletin.)
WRF-26R2026-06-01. Service bulletin. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2026 model year Forester vehicles equipped with a power moonroof assembly.
SubaruNet Announcement (W2026-06-01. Other. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2026 model year Forester vehicles equipped with a power moonroof assembly.