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Service bulletins for the 2020 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Electrical system are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
15-242-19R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin has been developed for use as a quick reference tool to aid in diagnosing operational concerns of the Gen 2 Telematics system's remote access features.
15-236-18R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Reprogramming File Availability for Optimization of Harman Gen 3.1 and Gen 3.1α Audio and Navigation Head Units.
01-168-09R2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information.
07-187-202021-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides a remedy procedure to use when a communication error message appears during Subaru Select Monitor (SSM) diagnosis of the DMS.
15-236-18R2021-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units.
15-219-18R2021-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin provides information related to error code(s) 202 and/or 204 generated during the Gen 2 telematics subscription process.
07-185-202020-12-05. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin provides additional diagnostics and new part availability information for the Seat Memory Control Module.
15-240-19R2020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency.
07-184-202020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a design change made to the power window main switches used in the models listed.
07-183-202020-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides corrected and updated procedures to follow when replacing the combination meter assembly.
05-78-202020-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. This Service Information Bulletin announces additional diagnostic procedures for TPMS related DTC C2921 on the applicable models listed.
07-155-19R2020-11-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. This bulletin replaces TSB 07-143-18R and announces additional changes made to the PRG control module.
Subaru Starlink2020-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Update your STARLINK Multimedia Software and Navigation Maps.
Subaru Starlink2020-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Update for STARLINK Multimedia Software. (with 7-inch or 8-inch display)
15-240-19R2020-10-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimized efficiency.
12-299-202020-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; SEATS. This bulletin announces a design change made to the outer hinge cover on the driver's 10-way adjustable power seat.
15-255-19R2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Map Data Update Procedure for Harman Gen 3.1 Navigation Equipped Head Unts (H/U).
15-271-202020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This service information bulletin announces discontinuation of both the "Stitcher" app and the related News Radio feature from the STARLINK app lineup effective 12 midnight on Thursday, September 24, 2020.
15-236-18R2020-09-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models as listed.
16-130-202020-09-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Transmission Control Module (TCM) used in the TR580 and TR690 CVT.
15-236-18R2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. The following information addresses reprogramming file availability and a software update installation procedure to provide optimization to the new Harman Gen 3.1 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed.
15-266-202020-08-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides helpful procedures and best practices to utilize when customers present with concerns relating to the operation of their Gen 2 Telematics system equipped Subaru.
15-267-202020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. This document discusses some of the conditions that may trigger an Automatic Collision Notification (CAN) (Gen1) or Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) (Gen2), without a collision, airbag deployment, or accident taking place.
15-219-18R2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service information bulletin provides Telematics system/generation applicability.
15-195-16R2020-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information bulletin provides IMPORTANT information regarding diagnosis and replacement (when applicable) of the STARLINK Telematics Data Communication Module (DMC).

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