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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| SB-11-123-12 | 2013-02-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. SUBARU: RARE CONDITION WHERE ICE AND SNOW CLOGS EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM HOSES AND/OR DRAIN SEPARATOR, DURING HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS, REPAIR METHOD IS PROVIDED FOR REMOVAL OF DRAIN SEPARATOR AND INSTALLATION OF EVAPORATIVE HOSE KIT FOR PREVENTION OF CONDITION. MODEL 2011-2013 FORESTER. *PE |
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| SB-11-100-11R | 2013-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUBARU: DUE TO IRREGULAR STAMPING OF CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PLATE, AND OUT OF SPECIFICATION, ENGINE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO START AND NEED A SHIM ADDED TO BANK 1 CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR TO HAVE AIR GAP IN SPECIFICATION. MODEL 2011-2013 FORESTER. *PE |
| WQC-39 | 2012-12-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. SUBARU: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOFTWARE CHANGE WILL NOT AFFECT FUEL ECONOMY OR PERFORMANCE, EVEN THOUGH A CORRECTION, FOR ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE DEFICIENCY IN OBDII SYSTEM THERMOSTAT MONITORING LOGIC. MODELS 2011-2012 LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA SEDAN, WAGON, FORESTER, TRIBECA AND 2013 BRZ. *PE UPDATED 1/31/13. *PE |
| SB-05-52-12 | 2012-11-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SUBARU: INFORMATION PROVIDED ON SELF LOCKING NUTS AND TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATION ON 5 SELECTED REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND NOT INTERCHANGEABLE, IF REMOVED, BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS, AND MUST BE REPLACED. MODELS 2011 FORESTER, IMPREZA WRX AND STI. *PE |
| SB-07-70-12 | 2012-11-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBARU: INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED REGARDING THE HARNESS RETAINING CLIP REPOSITIONING WHEN REPLACING ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND/OR WATER PIPE TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY. MODEL 2011 FORESTER. *PE |
| SB-02-113-11R | 2011-12-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBARU: AFTER BEING PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME, THERE WOULD BE A TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, AFTER A COLD START. *PE |
| SB-02-116-11 | 2011-09-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SUBARU: 2011 FORESTER. CRANKSHAFT PULLEY REPLACEMENT INFORMATION. *RM |
| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.