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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
037012R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 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.
WQC392023-04-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BMS/BECM). ECM reprogramming
1110011R2023-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle
166399R2023-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE. Remanufactured Automatic Transaxle Program
0370122023-04-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Repair Procedure for High-Pitched Sound from Extension Housing Area Using Latest Generation Production Parts
036812R2023-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING. 5MT Transfer Driven Gear Bearings
02155142023-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Intercooler/Intake Air Duct
0214413R2023-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
WQC392023-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru Service Program WQC-39: ECM Reprogramming
Announcement-22023-03-20. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. New Subaru Recall Campaign: Optional Genuine Subaru Puddle Lights
1515512R2023-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. Fujitsu Ten (F10) Audio/Navigation Unit SD Card Exchange Information
11130132023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle, Cam Position or Misfire DTCs
02140132023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Oil Filler Cap Gasket Coming Unseated
18171132023-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Service Manual Corrections
0214413R2023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
0215714R-12023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
0215714R2023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
11135132023-03-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE. ECM Reprogramming Availability for DTC P050A
0116809R2023-03-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER. Replacement Key and Immobilizer info
1513108R2023-03-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Rear Door Wheel Arch Molding
WQE41-12023-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Puddle Light Recall
2144132023-03-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Front Door Glass Does Not Close Properly
Procedure-12023-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Oil Consumption in Certain Subaru Models
Procedure2023-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION. Oil Consumption in Certain Subaru Models
0116809R2023-03-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER. Replacement Key and Immobilizer Info

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