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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| 02-131-12R | 2017-02-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN WAS REVISED TO ADVISE RETAILERS THE WARRANTY/CLAIM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED. |
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| 18-179-15 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT CHANGES TO SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE VIA THE SUBARU TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (STIS) WEB SITE. |
| 11-153-15R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF REPROGRAMMING FILES TO ADDRESS CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF EXTENDED CRANKING TIME BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. |
| 06-48-15 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS AND/OR VDC WARNING LAMP WITH RESULTING DTCS C1531 AND/OR C0054. DETAILS OF THE SWITCH CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW. |
| 15-168-13R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SECTIONS 8.4.9 AND 11.2.10 OF YOUR SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED POER AMPLIFIER EXCHANGE PROGRAM. |
| 12-157-13R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR BUZZING-TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE “A” PILLAR TRIM WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE LOWER INSERTION CLAWS AND / OR THE TRIM’S SUPPORT RIB MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE BODY CAUSING THE SOUND. |
| 04-13-14R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. SERVICE BULLETIN IF YOU RECEIVE A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF THE EPS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND DIAGNOSTICS SHOW A DTC C2532 STORED IN MEMORY, A NEW EPS CONTROL UNIT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THIS CODE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF INCREASED STEERING EFFORT ALONG WITH THE EPS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. |
| 11-130-13R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 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. |
| 09-55-13 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. THIS BULLETIN INFORMS OF CHANGES TO BOTH THE PADDING ON THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND THE CUSHIONS FOUND ON THE FUEL DELIVERY TUBING CONNECTING THE MAIN FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY TO THE SUB-LEVEL UNIT (TRANSFER PUMP). |
| FCFMU3 | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 17TH, ALL 2014 SUBARU FORESTERS SHIPPING FROM THE RICHMOND AND SDC PORT FACILITIES WILL COME WITH THE NEW CARPETED FLOOR MATS. THE SNE PORT FACILITY WILL BEGIN SHIPPING 2014 FORESTER’S MONDAY, JULY 1ST, THAT CONTAIN THE NEW MATS. THE BALTIMORE AND VANCOUVER PORTS ALREADY BEGAN SHIPPING 2014 FORESTERS ON MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, WITH THESE MATS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING." |
| 02-144-13R | 2017-02-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SURFACE TREATMENT CHANGE TO OIL CONTROL PISTON RINGS - THE CHANGE WAS MADE AS A RESULT OF SOME LIMITED FINDINGS OF UNANTICIPATED WEAR OF THESE RINGS. |
| 07-80-13R | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. POWER REAR GATE (PRG) INOPERATIVE, INCOMPLETE INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE |
| 07-83-14 | 2017-02-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. DIAGNOSTICS FOR DTC B1500 AND U1500 |
| 15-193-16 | 2017-01-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A NEW PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE OPERATING SOFTWARE USED IN F10 GEN1 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THIS NEW PROCEDURE ELIMINATES THE NEED TO EXCHANGE THE HEAD UNIT / SD CARD TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE-RELATED UPDATES AND OPERATING ENHANCEMENTS. ALL 2012 TO 2015 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH FUJITSUTEN (F10) GENERATION 1 (GEN1) AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS |
| 06-48-15 | 2017-01-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPROPER ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS AND/OR VDC WARNING LAMP WITH RESULTING DTCS C1531 AND/OR C0054. DETAILS OF THE SWITCH CHANGES ARE SHOWN IN THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW. |
| 15-168-13R | 2017-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS ILLUSTRATIONS OF EXCHANGE COMPONENTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPER EXCHANGE PROCEDURE. THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM POLICY CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN SECTIONS 8.4.9 AND 11.2.10 OF YOUR SERVICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL FOUND IN SUBARUNET. REVISED POER AMPLIFIER EXCHANGE PROGRAM. |
| 12-157-13R | 2017-01-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES A REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF A RATTLE OR BUZZING-TYPE SOUND COMING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF THE “A” PILLAR TRIM WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE LOWER INSERTION CLAWS AND / OR THE TRIM’S SUPPORT RIB MAY BE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE BODY CAUSING THE SOUND. |
| 09-55-13 | 2017-01-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. THIS BULLETIN INFORMS OF CHANGES TO BOTH THE PADDING ON THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND THE CUSHIONS FOUND ON THE FUEL DELIVERY TUBING CONNECTING THE MAIN FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY TO THE SUB-LEVEL UNIT (TRANSFER PUMP). |
| 02-144-13R | 2016-12-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SURFACE TREATMENT CHANGE TO OIL CONTROL PISTON RINGS - THE CHANGE WAS MADE AS A RESULT OF SOME LIMITED FINDINGS OF UNANTICIPATED WEAR OF THESE RINGS. |
| 07-80-13R | 2016-12-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH. POWER REAR GATE (PRG) INOPERATIVE, INCOMPLETE INITIALIZATION PROCEDURE |
| 15-193-16 | 2016-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN ANNOUNCES A NEW PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE OPERATING SOFTWARE USED IN F10 GEN1 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. THIS NEW PROCEDURE ELIMINATES THE NEED TO EXCHANGE THE HEAD UNIT / SD CARD TO OBTAIN SOFTWARE-RELATED UPDATES AND OPERATING ENHANCEMENTS. ALL 2012 TO 2015 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH FUJITSUTEN (F10) GENERATION 1 (GEN1) AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEMS |
| FCFMU3 | 2016-12-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 17TH, ALL 2014 SUBARU FORESTERS SHIPPING FROM THE RICHMOND AND SDC PORT FACILITIES WILL COME WITH THE NEW CARPETED FLOOR MATS. THE SNE PORT FACILITY WILL BEGIN SHIPPING 2014 FORESTER’S MONDAY, JULY 1ST, THAT CONTAIN THE NEW MATS. THE BALTIMORE AND VANCOUVER PORTS ALREADY BEGAN SHIPPING 2014 FORESTERS ON MONDAY, JUNE 10TH, WITH THESE MATS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING." |
| 15-164-13 | 2016-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO HELP DIAGNOSE 6 DIFFERENT CONDITIONS RELATING TO CUSTOMER CONCERNS WHICH MAY ARISE WHEN USING THE F10 AUDIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEM. |
| 07-75-13 | 2016-12-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. "THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING DTC P0606 RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THE DETERMINATION OF THIS CODE ON 2014 FORESTER TURBO MODELS. THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH A BACK-UP MEMORY. WHEN DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLES, THIS BACK-UP MEMORY IS CLEARED. ON THE 2014MY FORESTER TURBO, AFTER RE-CONNECTING THE BATTERY, IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED BACK “ON” WITHIN ONE MINUTE AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE IGNITION IS TURNED “OFF”, IT BECOMES POSSIBLE FOR THE CEL TO ILLUMINATE STORING DTC P0606 IN MEMORY. THE CODE WILL NOT OCCUR IMMEDIATELY, BUT MAY OCCUR AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME DEPENDING UPON HOW THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED." |
| WQH-44 | 2016-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS ON CERTAIN 2014MY SUBARU FORESTER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GENUINE SUBARU CARPETED FLOOR MATS. THE RESIN COMPOSITION USED FOR THE FLOOR MAT BACKING WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE FLOOR MATS TO CURL WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. |
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