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Service bulletins for the 2025 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
15-328-262026-02-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides information on the availability of a new auxiliary USB terminal designed to resolve intermittent connectivity issues when connected via the USB port.
15-300-22R2026-02-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedure for the STARLINK® Remote Engine Start (RES).
Subarunet Announcement (E2026-02-02. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This announcement has been created to address difficulties with software updates on Subaru Select Monitors with DST-010 interface firmware has been updated.
15-329-252026-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS. This bulletin announces design changes made to the Seat Ventilation Control Module to address concerns regarding seat ventilation or seat heaters not activating during Remote Engine Start via the MySubaru App.
09-74-21R2026-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. This bulletin provides updated parts information and a service procedure to follow for removing accumulated carbon deposits from fuel injectors and internal engine components (e.g. intake valves and / or manifold, and combustion chambers).
18-229-252026-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces a new diagnostic procedure for the wireless charger.
18-226-25R2026-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This Service Information Bulletin provides the Service Manual Correction to the diagnostic procedure for DTC B2A16 (Immobilizer Key Collation Diagnosis).
18-228-25R2026-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the diagnostic procedures to be used when DTCs P2096 (POST CATALYST FUEL TRIM SYSTEM TOO LEAN BANK 1) and P2097 (POST CATALYST FUEL TRIM SYSTEM TOO RICH BANK 1) are detected by the Engine Control Module (ECM).
15-333-252026-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure.
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-12-01. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru service article locator.
18-228-252025-12-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the diagnostic procedures to be used when DTCs P2096 (POST CATALYST FUEL TRIM SYSTEM TOO LEAN BANK 1) and P2097 (POST CATALYST FUEL TRIM SYSTEM TOO RICH BANK 1) are detected by the Engine Control Module (ECM).
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-12-01. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru service article locator.
15-305-22R2025-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces reprogramming file that provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4.5 Denso CP1.5 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed.
12-274-252025-12-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. This Bulletin announces changes to the replacement procedure due to a design difference between Japan-produced bumpers and SIA-produced bumpers.
07-229-24R2025-12-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces the service procedure for battery replacement on 2025MY Forester in the event of battery replacement.
15-308-23R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw (dark/standby current) in vehicles experiencing battery drain when the ignition is off, leading to no-start conditions or frequent jump-starts.
15-130-08R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This bulletin provides information on the load carrying capacity reduced label when a port-installed or retailer-installed accessory exeeds 1.5 percent of the GVWR or 100 pounds, which ever is lower.
15-330-252025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Bulletin is to inform you of a procedure to restore CP1.5’s normal operation by initializing the head unit.
15-319-24R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. This bulletin announces the diagnostic procedures to be followed when encountering cases of the Remote Engine Start (RES) system being the only non-functioning feature with telematics.
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-11-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
Subaru Tech Tips (Article2025-11-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
07-236-252025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin outlines a comprehensive update to the dark current/parasitic draw diagnosis & testing procedures.
07-233-25R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Bulletin provides details on a new formal testing, charging, and tracking procedure for all 12-volt batteries in new vehicle inventory.
12-252-23R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS. This bulletin announces the availability of new seat ventilation blower units which have been redesigned to address some cases of a vibration-type sound emitting from the blower unit during seat ventilation operation.
15-305-22R2025-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This bulletin announces reprogramming file availability and provides a software update installation procedure to optimize the new Gen 4.5 Denso CP1.5 Audio and Navigation head units utilized in the models listed.

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