Service bulletins for the 2003 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.
151 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 03-68-12R | 2017-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING. THIS BULLETIN REVIEWS A CHANGE TO THE PART NUMBERS USED FOR THE TRANSFER DRIVEN GEAR BEARINGS. THESE REVISED BEARINGS ARE TO BE USED TO ENHANCE DURABILITY. |
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| 04-13-09R | 2017-02-27. Service bulletin. STEERING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE THAT HAS A GROANING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE FULL RIGHT OR LEFT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE RELIEF VALVE VIBRATING WITHIN THE PUMP. IN LIEU OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE RELIEF VALVE IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A REPLACEMENT PART. |
| 04-13-09R | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK VALVE/GAUGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A VEHICLE THAT HAS A GROANING TYPE NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE FULL RIGHT OR LEFT POSITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, IT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE RELIEF VALVE VIBRATING WITHIN THE PUMP. IN LIEU OF REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE RELIEF VALVE IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A REPLACEMENT PART. |
| 03-70-12R | 2017-01-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR HIGH-PITCHED SOUND FROM EXTENSION HOUSING AREA USING LATEST GENERATION PRODUCTION PARTS - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES PRODUCTION CHANGE, REPAIR PROCEDURE AND PARTS INFORMATION TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A HIGH-PITCHED SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING AREA. |
| SB-05-50-10R | 2011-06-08. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUBARU: THERE IS A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO AN IMPORPER WHEEL BALANCE. *RM |
| 02 | 2006-03-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. RUBBING MARK ON TIMING BELT. SUBARU. *TT |
| 029605 | 2005-10-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 2.5L REMANUFACTURED SOHC SHORT BLOCK RELEASE. *TT |
| 09012003 | 2005-09-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. WASHER NOZZLES-MAY ENCOUNTER POOR DISCHARGE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD WASHER. *SC |
| 09012003 | 2005-09-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIRBAG CONNECTORS WERE DIFFICULT FOR THE TECHNICIANS TO GET APART FOR THE SIDE AIRBAG ON SOME VEHICLES. *SC |
| 09012003 | 2005-09-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CREAKING NOISE FROM DOOR CHECKER. *SC |
| 17 | 2005-08-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SRS CODES 41 & 42. SUBARU TECH TIPS. *TT |
| 128405 | 2005-07-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT. THE DAMPING STRUCTURE FOR THE REAR GATE STAY HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM A SINGLE TO A DUAL TYPE DAMPER STYLE. |
| 09012004 | 2005-05-03. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. 2003MY KEYLESS ENTRY CONTROL MODULE INTERCHANGEABILITY. THIS INCLUDES 2003 SUBARU MODELS. *EH |
| 08302004 | 2004-10-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. AVAILABILITY OF HARNESS REPAIR AND CLIP KIT FOR SERVICE BULLETIN 17-07-04 SRS SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TT |
| 170704 | 2004-10-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW. TROUBLE CODE 41 AND 42 IN THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM OF THE SRS SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TT |
| 063304 | 2004-04-28. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS. DISC BRAKE PAD MODIFICATION FOR UNEVEN OR PREMATURE WORN BRAKE PADS. *TT |
| 090102 | 2004-03-19. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. FUEL LINE NOISE. SUBARU NEWSLETTER. *TT |
| 127703 | 2004-02-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. FRONT AND REAR DOOR PANEL CLIPS. *TT |
| 063103 | 2003-10-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) REPAIR. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 035203 | 2003-06-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. CLUTCH PEDAL STICKING. *TT |
| 021403 | 2003-05-06. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY. STOP SALE ORDER ON VEHICLES WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE LATCH. |
| 127803 | 2003-05-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. FLOOR MAT HOOK REPAIR. *TT |
| 035002 | 2003-03-26. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. NEW PROCEDURE FOR REPLACING REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. *TT |
| 94 | 2003-03-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED 4EAT TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL ROD. *TT |
| 010703 | 2002-12-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING TECHTIPS - A SUBARU SERVICE / TECHNICAL SUPPORT LINE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - SPECIAL EDITION FORESTER. *TT |
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