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Service bulletins for the 2011 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.

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

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WQK-47R2025-04-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on certain 2005-2009 model year Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2009- 2013 Subaru Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Subaru Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles, and 2012-2014 Subaru WRX and STI vehicles currently or formerly registered in at least one of the “salt-belt” states listed below or in the District of Columbia. Part numbers in the bulletin has been updated.
WQQ-52R2025-04-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. Due to incomplete repair instructions previously provided in the WQK-47 recall bulletin, the WQQ-52 recall will involve applying additional anti-corrosion material to the four-way (2-2 way) joint connector area of the brake line system on Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles previously repaired under the WQK-47 (14V-311) brake line corrosion recall prior to the December 23, 2014 WQK-47 recall bulletin revision. The revisions to the bulletin are for part number changes.
03-94-242024-10-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This bulletin outlines the judgment criteria to be used when inspecting front transverse link bushings to reduce unnecessary bushing replacement.
05-91-242024-08-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. This Bulletin provides guidance for diagnosing a leaking front or rear suspension strut.
05-52-122017-02-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO INFORM YOU OF A CHANGE MADE TO ENHANCE VEHICLE PRODUCTION DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE 2011MY. THIS CHANGE INVOLVES THE SELF-LOCKING NUTS AND TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS USED ON THE 5 SELECTED REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW.
05-58-142017-02-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOUND FROM REAR SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARM - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING A RATTLE-TYPE REAR SUSPENSION SOUND DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT.
05-58-142016-05-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOUND FROM REAR SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARM - THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING A RATTLE-TYPE REAR SUSPENSION SOUNDDETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT.
05-52-122016-05-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE:TORQUE ARM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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