# 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 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [Subaru Tech Tips \(Article](/bulletins/11025796.md), 2025-12-01, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru service article locator.
- [Subaru Tech Tips \(Article](/bulletins/11025789.md), 2025-12-01, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru service article locator.
- [15\-308\-23R](/bulletins/11024869.md), 2025-11-04, 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\-08R](/bulletins/11024867.md), 2025-11-04, 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 \(Article](/bulletins/11024863.md), 2025-11-04, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
- [Subaru Tech Tips \(Article](/bulletins/11024859.md), 2025-11-04, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
- [07\-236\-25](/bulletins/11024858.md), 2025-11-04, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin outlines a comprehensive update to the dark current/parasitic draw diagnosis \& testing procedures.
- [07\-233\-25R](/bulletins/11024857.md), 2025-11-04, 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\-18R](/bulletins/11023524.md), 2025-10-02, 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\-25R](/bulletins/11023505.md), 2025-10-02, 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\-25](/bulletins/11023500.md), 2025-10-02, 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\-20R](/bulletins/11022331.md), 2025-09-02, 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\-24R](/bulletins/11022319.md), 2025-09-02, 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 Announcement](/bulletins/11022309.md), 2025-09-02, 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 Technical](/bulletins/11022305.md), 2025-09-02, Other: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Subaru Service Technical Support Newsletter special edition.
- [13\-108\-25](/bulletins/11022304.md), 2025-09-02, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. This bulletin provides information on paint codes for vehicles in the 2026 line up.
- [SubaruNet Announcement](/bulletins/11021262.md), 2025-08-04, 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\-25R](/bulletins/11021258.md), 2025-08-04, 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 Annoucement](/bulletins/11019953.md), 2025-07-01, 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 \(S](/bulletins/11019943.md), 2025-07-01, 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\-25R](/bulletins/11019942.md), 2025-07-01, 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\-19R](/bulletins/11019932.md), 2025-07-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics\-related DTC B2A16.
- [01\-168\-09R](/bulletins/11018909.md), 2025-06-03, 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\-25R](/bulletins/11018899.md), 2025-06-03, 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\-19R](/bulletins/11017466.md), 2025-05-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics\-related DTC B2A16.

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