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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

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

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Subarunet Announcement2024-08-05. Other. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This announcement provides information on Takata Recall Escalated Towing Program.
17-19-242024-04-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; SEATS; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. Due to limited part supply, the availability of the passenger front seat cushion may not satisfy demand. To reduce extended downtime for the customer, this bulletin announces the diagnostic and repair procedures to be used when DTC B1760 (Occupant Detection Sensor Mat). The use of WUM-98 sensor harness kit should be used in place of the cushion assembly.
171713R2023-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Event Data Recorder (EDR) Function of Airbag Module
1717132023-04-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Event Data Recorder (EDR) Function of Airbag Module
17-17-13R2020-04-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
WUM-98R2020-04-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 model year Forester vehicles to replace the passenger-side front airbag Occupant Detection System (ODS) harness. A total of 366,282 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall.
Subarunet Announ2020-03-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. Owner notification WUM-98 Forester Passenger-side Front Airbag ODS Recall.
17-17-13R2020-02-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
Subaru Retailers2020-02-05. Service bulletin. SEATS; AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The available inventory update for the WUM-98 harness
Subarunet Announ2019-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS. Interim Owner Notification WUM-98 Forester Passenger-side Front Airbag ODS Recall.
WUM-98R2019-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS; AIR BAGS. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 model year Forester vehicles to replace the passenger-side front airbag Occupant Detection System (ODS) harness. A total of 366,282 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall.
Subarunet Anounc2019-12-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. To assist with customer inquiries regarding the ODS recall, please use the attached list of answers to questions you can expect in the coming days.
Subaru Retailers2019-11-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EQUIPMENT; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. To support our retailers partners currently stocking certain 2015-2018MY pre-owned Subaru Forester vehicle affected by the WUM-98 ODS recall announced on October 8, 2019, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is pleased to provide financial assistance during the time repairs are unavailable.
Subarunet Announ2019-11-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. Subaru of America Inc.. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 model year Forester vehicles to replace the passenger-side front airbag Occupant Detection System (ODS) harness. A total of 365,515 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall.
WUM-98R2019-11-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION; AIR BAGS. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 model year Forester vehicles to replace the passenger-side front airbag Occupant Detection System (ODS) harness. A total of 366,282 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall.
Subarunet Announ2019-11-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 model year Forester vehicles to replace the passenger-side front airbag Occupant Detection System (ODS) harness. A total of 355,151 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall.
17-17-13R2019-03-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS. This Bulletin provides information regarding Event Data Recorder (EDR) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system.
07-108-16R2018-05-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION. This Service Information Bulletin provides a revised troubleshooting procedure and tips to follow when diagnosing a DTC B1650- ?Occupant Classification System Malfunction?. This DTC may also be accompanied by B1760, B1761, B1771 or B1795 as found in the Occupant Detection control module. The new procedure is designed to help avoid unnecessary part (seat cushion assembly) replacements.
17-17-13R2018-05-29. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. 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. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as: ? How various systems in your vehicle were operating; ? Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened; ? How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; ? How fast the vehicle was traveling. This data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.

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