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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
0956132023-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Countermeasure Thermostat Availability for DTC P0128
0647142023-05-08. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Revision to Troubleshooting Information for VDC DTC C0071
WQE41a2023-05-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Optional Genuine Subaru Puddle Lights
WQE412023-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Preliminary Inspection and Repair Procedure for Puddle Light Campaign WQE-41
Q32023-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. New Navigation System Map Download Available ? Q3 2012 mapset
18172132023-05-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Service Manual Corrections
1113013R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:CRANK/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle, Cam Position or Misfire DTCs
1110011R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR:INTEGRATED STARTER(OTHER THAN PROPULSION). Difficulty Starting, Rough Idle
0215714R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
0214713R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
0214413R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
02141132023-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Design Change to Rubber Sealing Cap for Oil Pressure Switch
0213212R2023-05-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Diagnosis and Repair for AVCS-Related DTCs
TKA, TKB, TKC-202023-05-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Takata Front Passenger Airbag Module / Inflator “Like for Like” Recall
15165132023-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Reprogramming for Non-Requested Bluetooth Audio Streaming Affecting ONLY Clarion Audio Units
1515212R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT. Exchange Component Identification and prcedures
11133132023-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM). ECM Reprogramming for Extended Engine Cranking
0215714Ra2023-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
0215714R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
0214413R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
1692142023-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Replacement AT Oil Cooler Piping
WQK47-12023-04-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Brake Line Corrosion
18165132023-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Service Manual Corrections
1515212R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Exchange Component Identification and procedures
037012R-12023-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:KINETIC:HOUSING/CASE. Repair Procedure for High-Pitched Sound from Extension Housing Area Using Latest Generation Production Parts

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