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Service bulletins for the 2001 Subaru Forester

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.

111 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-12-01. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru service article locator.
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-12-01. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru service article locator.
15-308-23R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw (dark/standby current) in vehicles experiencing battery drain when the ignition is off, leading to no-start conditions or frequent jump-starts.
15-130-08R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This bulletin provides information on the load carrying capacity reduced label when a port-installed or retailer-installed accessory exeeds 1.5 percent of the GVWR or 100 pounds, which ever is lower.
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-11-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-11-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
07-236-252025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin outlines a comprehensive update to the dark current/parasitic draw diagnosis & testing procedures.
07-233-25R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides details on a new formal testing, charging, and tracking procedure for all 12-volt batteries in new vehicle inventory.
15-219-18R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin addresses cases when attempting to complete the STARLINK Telematics subscription process, an Error Code 202 and / or 204 may occur preventing the process from completing successfully.
10-105-25R2025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
07-233-252025-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides details on a new formal testing, charging, and tracking procedure for all 12-volt batteries in new vehicle inventory wjhich must be tested and reported every 30 days.
15-266-20R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides helpful procedures and best practices to utilize when customers present with concerns relating to the operation of their Gen 2/Gen 3 Telematics system equipped Subaru.
15-320-24R2025-09-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.
SubaruNet Announcement2025-09-02. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru of America, Inc. will release an OTA to perform a software update to the DCM. This is a preventive OTA.
Subaru Service Technical2025-09-02. Other. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.
13-108-252025-09-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
SubaruNet Announcement2025-08-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This OTA is released to address Telematic functions that may stop working after a certain amount of time from the vehicle's production.
10-105-25R2025-08-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "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."
SubaruNet Annoucement2025-07-01. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This announcment provides information on the release of the latest software updates to the Subaru Midtronics DSS-5000 Battery Diagnostic tool.
SubaruNet Announcement (S2025-07-01. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This announcement is to bring attention to the OTA for In-vehicle service appointment scheduler and In-vehicle message center.
10-105-25R2025-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information 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.
15-251-19R2025-07-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.
01-168-09R2025-06-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information along with an overview of the Subaru Lock Information web-site.
10-105-25R2025-06-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
15-251-19R2025-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.