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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Steering are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
05-97-262026-05-04. Service bulletin. STEERING; WHEELS. This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedures to be followed when addressing customer concerns of steering wheel/vehicle body vibration when driving at highway speeds when tire/wheel balance is suspected.
04-27-21R2021-08-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. As part of Subaru’s dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcingan extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) GearBox Assembly for certain 2012-2018 MY vehicles.
Subaru Owner Let2021-08-04. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT. As part of Subaru of America’s dedication to customer satisfaction, this letter is to inform you of an extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for your vehicle’s Electronic Power Steering Gear Box Assembly.
Subarunet Announ2021-08-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STEERING. As part of Subaru’s dedication to customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is announcing an extension to the Basic New Car Limited Warranty for the Electronic Power Steering Gear Box Assembly for certain 2012-2018 MY vehicles.
04-23-18R2019-03-11. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. This bulletin provides helpful tips to simplify the diagnosis of sound concerns originating in the electronic power steering (EPS) gearbox (steering rack) assembly. If a vehicle presents with a ?rattling?, ?knocking? or possibly a ?clanging? type sound coming from the steering rack and / or a vibration felt through the steering wheel, use the flow chart below to help make diagnosis of the concern easier.
04-23-182018-11-05. Service bulletin. STEERING. This Service Information bulletin provides helpful tips to simplify the diagnosis of sound concerns originating in the electronic power steering (EPS) gearbox (steering rack) assembly. If a vehicle presents with a ?rattling?, ?knocking? or possibly a ?clanging? type sound coming from the steering rack and / or a vibration felt through the steering wheel, use the flow chart below to help make diagnosis of the concern easier.
07-137-182018-08-20. Service bulletin. STEERING. Models with Automatic Headlight Beam Leveler System only. This Service Information bulletin announces a revision to the diagnostic procedure used when diagnosing either DTC B2910 or 2911 ?Steering Responsive Headlight Communication? LH or RH.
04-21-182018-08-20. Service bulletin. STEERING. This bulletin announces availability of a new Electronic Power Steering (EPS) gear box assembly designed to address a VERY limited number of customer concerns regarding uneven steering effort felt when turning left or right. In areas where high concentrations of road salt are used to melt ice and snow, corrosion may develop and cause a portion of the gear box housing to crack if the vehicle were to suffer a large enough impact from hitting a pothole or similar type of road hazard.
05-63-182018-07-16. Service bulletin. STEERING. This bulletin announces a design change made to the forward bushing used in the front lower control arm to address customer concerns of a rattle-type sound and / or a possible vibration felt in the steering wheel. The material for the cushion portion of the front bushing has been changed.
04-20-182018-06-18. Service bulletin. STEERING. This Service Information bulletin announces a running change made to the Steering Angle Sensor. The (new) -style originally used on Legacy and Outback has been adapted.

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