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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| WQH44M | 2016-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "PLEASE NOTE: ONLY THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE RETAILED AT THE TIME OF THE APRIL 15, 2013 DEALER NOTICE CONCERNING 2014 MY FORESTER CARPETED FLOOR MATS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WQH44 RECALL CAMPAIGN. PLEASE REFER TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BULLETIN IN STIS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. FOR THE RECALL CLAIMS, AN INDIVIDUAL PART RETURN NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO YOUR DEALERSHIP WHEN THE RECALL CLAIM IS APPROVED." |
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| NAVI Q3-2012 | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). ALL SUBARU OWNERS WITH 2012MY & 2013MY FACTORY NAVIGATION MAY NOW DOWNLOAD THE LATEST MAPSET DATA FROM NOKIA/NAVTEQ AVAILABLE – Q3 2012. |
| CVTF | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "THE NEW 2014 TURBO FORESTER IS EQUIPPED WITH A NEW CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THIS NEW CVT UTILIZES A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID AND IS ORANGE IN COLOR. THE CVT FLUID CURRENTLY BEING USED IN THE NONTURBO VEHICLES (C-30 CVT FLUID BLUE IN COLOR) AND THE NEW (SUBARU HIGH TORQUE CVT FLUID ORANGE IN COLOR) CAN NOT BE INTERCHANGED. USING THE INCORRECT FLUID WILL RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE." |
| CVT | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO SPECIFIC 2014 FORESTER 2.5 NON]TURBO CVT MODELS WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE LIMITED THIS SITUATION, SOME OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL MAKE IT TO THE ALLOCATED DEALER WITH THE FLUID LEVEL OVERFILLED. IF AN AFFECTED VEHICLE IS BEING SHIPPED TO YOUR DEALERSHIP, YOU WILL RECEIVE A DEALER / VIN]SPECIFIC MESSAGE VIA SUBARUNET TO LET YOU KNOW IT IS ON THE WAY. |
| 17-17-13 | 2016-11-30. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. "NOTE: THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS USED ON PREVIOUS AND CURRENT WRX, STI AND TRIBECA MODELS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH EDR FUNCTIONALITY. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) FUNCTIONALITY WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE FUNCTION OF THE EDR IS BEST EXPLAINED USING THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS FOUND IN THE VEHICLE OWNER’S MANUAL: “THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR). THE MAIN PURPOSE OF AN EDR IS TO RECORD, IN CERTAIN CRASH OR NEAR CRASH-LIKE SITUATIONS SUCH AS AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR HITTING A ROAD OBSTACLE, DATA THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE UNDERSTANDING HOW A VEHICLE’S SYSTEMS PERFORMED. THE EDR IS DESIGNED TO RECORD DATA RELATED TO VEHICLE DYNAMICS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TYPICALLY 30 SECONDS OR LESS." |
| 11-130-13 | 2016-11-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INSPECTION AND REPAIR PROCEDURES FOR INTAKE AND EXHAUST CAMSHAFT POSITION-RELATED AND/OR ENGINE MISFIRE DTCS FOR THE FA AND FB ENGINE-EQUIPPED MODELS LISTED ABOVE. THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CPS) CLEARANCE MAY BE OUT OF SPECIFICATION CAUSING THESE CONDITION(S) AND ONE OR MORE OF THE DTCS LISTED ABOVE TO SET. IN ADDITION TO A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANKING OR NO START. |
| SQTA | 2016-11-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THE “ALL-NEW” 2014 SUBARU FORESTER WILL SOON BE ARRIVING IN GREATER NUMBERS AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. BEGINNING MONDAY MARCH 4, 2013 THROUGH MAY 2013, THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL QUALITY MONITORING TEAM HERE IN THE U.S. FROM FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (FHI). THE TEAM IS MADE UP OF BODY AND POWERTRAIN ENGINEERS FROM FHI’S JAPAN OFFICES AND MANUFACTURING FACILITIES. THEY WILL BE MONITORING ALL ELECTRONIC QUALITY MONITORING REPORTS (E-QMRS), WARRANTY CLAIMS, TECHLINE CASES, CUSTOMER DEALER SERVICES (CDS) CASES RELATED TO 2014 FORESTER DAILY AND REVIEWING ALL CUSTOMER AND DEALER FEEDBACK ON THIS ALL NEW VEHICLE. |
| 02-152-14 | 2016-11-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. REVISED VALVE TRAIN PARTS TO REDUCE A WARM ENGINE TAPPING SOUND FROM THE LEFT CYLINDER HEAD |
| 06-46-14 | 2016-11-21. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. REVISED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE FOR DTCS C1531 AND C0054 |
| WQH-44F | 2016-11-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "CUSTOMER NAME _____________________________________________________________ VIN# ____________________________________________ DATE _____________________ I CERTIFY THAT: (CHECK ONE) ______ THE GENUINE SUBARU CARPETED FLOOR MATS RECEIVED WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR ANY USE. ______NO GENUINE SUBARU CARPETED FLOOR MATS WERE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE. CUSTOMER SIGNATURE _________________________________________________________ DEALER WITNESS _____________________________________________________________" |
| WQH-44M | 2016-11-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FROM DEALERS WHO HAVE CUSTOMERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE WQH44 SUBARU CARPETED FLOOR MAT RECALL BUT DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL MATS THAT WERE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF SALE. IN MOST CASES, THE CUSTOMERS HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE DISCARDED OR DESTROYED THE MATS. IN OTHER INSTANCES, THE CUSTOMERS INDICATED THAT THEIR VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE MATS WHEN THEY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IF, OR WHEN, THIS SITUATION ARISES, PLEASE FILL OUT THE ATTACHED FORM AND HAVE THE CUSTOMER SIGN IT AND RETAIN THE SIGNED FORM WITH THE REPAIR ORDER. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLAIMS HELPLINE AT 866-782-2782. |
| 07-76-13R | 2016-11-18. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A MORE DETAILED REVIEW OF THE PROCEDURES FOR RE-INITIALIZING THE PRG SYSTEM WHICH IS ALREADY OUTLINED AS PART OF THE SERVICE MANUAL DIAGNOSTICS. IF YOU RECEIVE A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF AN INOPERATIVE POWER REAR GATE, AFTER CONFIRMATION OF THE CONCERN, PERFORM THE FOLLOWING INITIALIZATION PROCEDURES FIRST TO SEE IF NORMAL OPERATION CAN BE RESTORED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS BEFORE FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING IS DONE OR REPLACING ANY SUSPECTED COMPONENTS AS THIS CONDITION MAY NOT BE THE RESULT OF A COMPONENT FAILURE." |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 15-168-13R | 2016-11-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. 2014 EXCHANGE COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION AND PROCEDURES - AUDIO UNITS |
| 15-186-15R | 2016-11-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES REPROGRAMMING FILE AVAILABILITY AND A CORRESPONDING INSTALLATION PROCEDURE WHICH WILL ALLOW BLUETOOTH PAIRING TO BE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WHEN USING VOICE COMMANDS ON THE CLARION AUDIO UNITS LISTED BELOW. PAIRING OF PHONES USING VOICE RECOGNITION IS THE PREFERRED METHOD ON THESE CLARION AUDIO UNITS. SEE BULLETIN 15-185-15 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON USING VOICE RECOGNITION TO PAIR PHONES TO CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THE PROCEDURE WILL INVOLVE DOWNLOADING THE APPLICABLE UPDATE FILE FROM SUBARUNET THEN LOADING IT ONTO A FLASH DRIVE FOR INSTALLATION." |
| 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. |
| 09-63-16 | 2016-11-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN SERVES AS A REMINDER TO ALWAYS FOLLOW THE PROPER PROCEDURES WHEN DIAGNOSIS OF A DTC B1500 LEADS TO REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY MAIN AND / OR SUB FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. |
| 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." |
| 15-179-15R | 2016-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN CONTAINS A SERIES OF SCREEN SHOTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS WHICH PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PAIRING ANDROID SMARTPHONES TO BLUETOOTH-EQUIPPED CLARION AUDIO UNITS. THE PROCEDURE INVOLVES CHANGING THE AUDIO UNIT’S DEFAULT “PASSKEY” WHICH MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE SMARTPHONE DURING THE PAIRING PROCESS. ONCE THE PASSKEY IS CHANGED FROM “1234” TO “0000”, TESTING RESULTS HAVE SHOWN THE REMAINDER OF THE PAIRING PROCESS COMPLETES NORMALLY. |
| 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. |
| NAVI- SYSTEM-1 | 2016-11-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). GEN I SD CARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE |
| 07-80-13R | 2016-11-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. POWER REAR GATE (PRG) INOPERATIVE, INCOMPLETE INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.