Service bulletins for the 2014 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.
637 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 11-132-13 | 2016-11-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF ECM REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS AN IMPROPER JUDGMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD WHICH COULD CAUSE DTC P0244 TO SET. THESE FILES ARE INCLUDED IN THE JULY, 2013 SSMIII SOFTWARE UPDATE, VERSION 1.38.52.7. |
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| 02-132-12R | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR FOR AVCS-RELATED DTCS P000A, P000B, P000C, P000D, P0011, P0014, P0021 AND P0024 |
| 02-152-14R | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. REVISED VALVE TRAIN PARTS TO REDUCE A WARM ENGINE TAPPING SOUND FROM THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD |
| WQW-58R | 2016-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. HAS INITIATED A SERVICE PROGRAM TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) ON CERTAIN 2015 MODEL YEAR WRX VEHICLES AND CERTAIN 2014 AND 2015 MODEL YEAR 2.0XT FORESTER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0 LITER TURBOCHARGED ENGINE, TO ADDRESS A POSSIBLE PRE]IGNITION ISSUE. |
| PEOCCAS | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "PROPOSED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT RECENTLY YOU MAY HAVE SEEN VARIOUS ONLINE AND OTHER MEDIA ARTICLES REGARDING SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. REACHING A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR ALLEGED OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERNS ON CERTAIN SUBARU VEHICLES. SOME MEDIA OUTLETS ALSO SUPPLIED VARYING INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS SETTLEMENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED TO YOU, OUR RETAILERS, IN ADVANCE OF ANY CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION." |
| 02-157-14R | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES INFORMATION REGARDING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETINS 02-143-13R, 02-144-13R AND 02-145-13R. THESE BULLETINS PROVIDED A REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PISTON RINGS TO ADDRESS VERIFIED CONCERNS OF UNUSUAL ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THIS BULLETIN IS TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION TYPE. |
| 12-131-12R | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF OIL SEEPAGE WHICH MAY BE COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN COVER, FRONT CAMSHAFT CAP, CAMSHAFT CARRIER AND / OR UPPER OIL PAN. |
| 02-157-14R | 2016-09-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. REVISED SERVICE BULLETIN: SURFACE TREATMENT CHANGE TO OIL CONTROL PISTON RINGS THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES INFORMATION REGARDING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETINS 02-143-13R, 02-144-13R AND 02-145-13R. |
| 02-157-14R | 2016-09-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REVISED SERVICE BULLETIN: SURFACE TREATMENT CHANGE TO OIL CONTROL PISTON RINGS THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES INFORMATION REGARDING A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE REPAIR PROCEDURES PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED IN SERVICE BULLETINS 02-143-13R, 02-144-13R AND 02-145-13R. |
| 02-144-13R | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 11-148-14 | 2016-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 11-148-14R | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-147-13 | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-157-14R | 2016-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-144-13R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 8-1-2014 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-152-14R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-144-13R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 11-139-14 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-152-14 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 11-134-13R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ECM REPROGRAMMING FOR ENHANCEMENT OF CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED STABILITY - THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF ECM REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ENHANCE SET SPEED STABILITY WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS. THIS UPDATE DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OPERATION OF EYESIGHT ADAPTIVE OR EYESIGHT CONVENTIONAL CRUISE CONTROL. |
| 11-130-13 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 02-144-13R | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| QMR01 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| 11-134-13 | 2016-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 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.