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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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03-89-22R2022-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). This bulletin announces the availability of new Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) reprogramming files. In rare cases the EyeSight® system may receive inaccurate brake line pressure data from the VDC causing DTC B280B (VDC Brake Fluid Pressure) to be set.
15-236-18R2022-12-02. 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 as listed.
15-240-19R2022-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of new Harman audio unit amplifier units with revised internal logic designed to optimize efficiency while addressin customer concerns.
15-282-21R2022-12-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional procedures and a detailed flow chart to use when diagnosing customer concerns regarding operation of the STARLINK RES feature.
07-207-22R2022-12-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. is extending the New Car Basic Warranty coverage for the 12 Volt batteries used in the above listed models and model years beyond the original three (3) years or thirty six thousand miles (36,000), whichever comes first.
07-199-21R2022-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current).
15-251-19R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional diagnostics to follow when addressing a Telematics-related DTC B2A16.
07-207-22R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Subaru Battery Drain Product Liability Litigation.
07-178-21R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin is being released as guidance for proper testing and charging of vehicle batteries.
07-199-21R2022-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current).
SubaruNet Announ2022-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Battery Class Action Settlement Resources. (2)
03-89-222022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the availability of new Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) reprogramming files.
SubaruNet Announ2022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery Drain Class Action Settlement- Warranty Extension Training.
07-207-22R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This bulletin announces a warranty extension information regarding 12 Volt vehicle batteries.
18-225-22R2022-10-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Bulletin is to inform you of the diagnosis procedure of the Harman Infotainment System when DTC B2255 is detected.
SubaruNet Announ2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Announcement to Subaru Retailers regarding the preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding battery drain in certain Subaru vehicles.
07-199-21R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin provides additional information for the diagnostic procedures concerning measurement of Dark Current (a.k.a. Standby Current).
15-302-222022-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.
07-207-22R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a warranty extension information regarding 12 Volt vehicle batteries.
15-282-21R2022-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Bulletin provides additional procedures and a detailed flow chart to use when diagnosing customer concerns regarding operation of the STARLINK RES feature.
15-298-222022-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. This Bulletin announces the preferred practices to be used when handling vehicles equipped with Gen2 Telematics which are enrolled in the Subaru STARLINK® Security Plus Service featuring Stolen Vehicle Recovery Plus with Immobilizer.
15-236-18R2022-07-06. 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 as listed.
18-225-222022-07-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Service Bulletin is to inform you of the diagnosis procedure of the Harman Infotainment System when DTC B2255 is detected.
09-89-22R2022-07-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of new reprograming files for the Engine Control Module (ECM).
07-162-19R2022-06-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to optimize the Body Integrated Unit (BIU) operation of the automatic door lock (auto-lock / unlock) feature.

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