2012 Subaru Forester Technical Service Bulletins

388 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Subaru Forester. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10092529Aug 24, 2015Equipment. This service information bulletin is intended to provide helpful insight to use when responding to customer inquiries involving the pairing and use of cellular phones with clarion audio units. This includes customer concerns where the phone will not automatically pair itself but instead requires manual phone selection on the audio unit to allow pairing to proceed.
• 10092492Aug 10, 2015Brakes, Equipment. This bulletin informs of a parts change to the brake system master cylinder and vacuum booster. Whenever replacement of either of these components is required, the identification procedure provided below must be followed to insure the proper parts are ordered and installed as a set.
• 10092491Aug 10, 2015Engine. "this service information bulletin reviews a design change to the engine wiring harness to eliminate improper diagnosis of the evaporative leak check module (elcm) by the ecm which could set diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0451 in error. Some examples of other dtcs affected by this harness change are: p0068, p0452, p0453, p0107, p0108 and p0300.
• 10072043Aug 10, 2015Electrical system, Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10092488Aug 6, 2015Engine. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide procedures for the diagnosis and repair of oil seepage which may be coming from the timing chain cover, front camshaft cap, camshaft carrier and / or upper oil pan.
• 10092011Jul 28, 2015Engine. "this bulletin announces information regarding a major change to the repair procedures previously outlined in service bulletins 02-143-13r, 02-144-13r and 02-145-13r. These bulletins provided a repair procedure for the replacement of the piston rings to address verified concerns of unusual engine oil consumption. Vehicles confirmed as having this condition which are within the supplied vin ranges will no longer be…
• 10140549Jun 17, 2015Equipment, Steering. If you encounter a vehicle that has a groaning type noise coming from the power steering pump when the wheel is turned to the full right or left position when the vehicle is parked, it may be caused by the relief valve vibrating within the pump. In lieu of replacing the power steering pump, the relief valve is now available as a replacement part.
• 10140462Jun 10, 2015Engine, Electrical system. This Bulletin provides a procedure for diagnosis and determination of necessary part replacement in the event any of the ?AVCS Slow Response? or ?AVCS System Failure? DTCs listed above are found to be stored in the ECM memory. A possible cause of these conditions is contamination within the camshaft sprocket and / or oil control solenoid valve (OCV) mechanism.
• 10090405May 27, 2015Engine, Electrical system. This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to address customer concerns of extended cranking time before the engine starts.
• 10141514Apr 24, 2015Brakes. Annoucment to UPDATE ? Subaru Recall Campaign WQQ?52 Brake Line Corrosion
• 10141513Apr 23, 2015Engine cooling. This Service Information bulletin provides revised procedures for inspection and measurement of the cylinder block assembly to determine whether or not replacement is necessary. Read through and understand this information completely before proceeding with any repairs to the cylinder block. All Models with FA and FB Engines, 2011MY and Later.
• 10090762Mar 24, 2015Engine. This bulletin announces information regarding a major change to the repair procedures previously outlined in service bulletins 02-143-13r, 02-144-13r and 02-145-13r. These bulletins provided a repair procedure for the replacement of the piston rings to address verified concerns of unusual engine oil consumption. The purpose of revising this bulletin is to correct the transmission type.
• 10090488Mar 10, 2015Equipment. This bulletin was revised to advise retailers the warranty/claim information has been updated.
• 10090457Mar 4, 2015Equipment. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a description of current changes to service manuals available via the subaru technical information system (stis) web site.
• 10083892Feb 19, 2015Electrical system. This bulletin provides a procedure for diagnosis and determination of necessary part replacement in the event any of the “avcs slow response” or “avcs system failure” dtcs listed above are found to be stored in the ecm memory. A possible cause of these conditions is contamination within the camshaft sprocket and / or oil control solenoid valve (ocv) mechanism.
• 10083887Feb 17, 2015Engine. This bulletin announces information regarding a major change to the repair procedures previously outlined in service bulletins 02-143-13r, 02-144-13r and 02-145-13r. These bulletins provided a repair procedure for the replacement of the piston rings to address verified concerns of unusual engine oil consumption. The purpose of revising this bulletin is to correct the transmission type.
• 10083865Feb 10, 2015Engine. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide procedures for the diagnosis and repair of oil seepage which may be coming from the timing chain cover, front camshaft cap, camshaft carrier and / or upper oil pan.
• 10080880Jan 26, 2015Brakes. This recall is being issued as a result of incomplete repair instructions provided in the impreza and forester repair procedure for the wqk-47 brake line corrosion recall.
• 10080783Jan 26, 2015Brakes. This announcement is to advise of recall wqq-52 being issued as a result of incomplete repair instructions provided in the impreza, wrx, sti, and forester repair procedure for the wqk-47 brake line corrosion recall.
• 10080740Jan 22, 2015Engine. This bulletin announces availability of reprogramming files to address customer concerns of extended cranking time before the engine starts.
• 10080600Jan 19, 2015Equipment. This bulletin provides a procedure for diagnosis and determination of necessary part replacement in the event any of the “avcs slow response” or “avcs system failure” dtcs listed above are found to be stored in the ecm memory.
• 10080542Jan 7, 2015Engine cooling. Revised service bulletin: surface treatment change to oil control piston rings this bulletin announces information regarding a major change to the repair procedures previously outlined in service bulletins 02-143-13r, 02-144-13r and 02-145-13r.
• 10094206Dec 23, 2014Brakes. Wqk-47r - brake line corrosion
• 10094203Dec 22, 2014Brakes. Service memo announcement of subaru recall campaign: brake line corrosion wqq-52
• 10233058Dec 2, 2014Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10094118Dec 2, 2014Equipment, Engine. Surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
• 10233056Dec 1, 2014Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10094113Dec 1, 2014Equipment. Surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
• 10235958Oct 29, 2014Seat belts. Rear Seat Center Seatbelt
• 10093527Oct 29, 2014Seat belts. Wqa-37 - rear seat center seatbelt
• 10068657Oct 29, 2014Seat belts. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10235894Oct 23, 2014Electrical system, Steering. Revision to Troubleshooting Information for VDC DTC C0071
• 10093509Oct 23, 2014Electrical system, Steering. Revision to troubleshooting information for vdc dtc c0071
• 10235911Oct 10, 2014Engine cooling. Intercooler/Intake Air Duct
• 10093466Oct 10, 2014Equipment. Intercooler/intake air duct - this bulletin announces availability of a revised replacement air intake duct for the turbocharged vehicles specified above.
• 10056877Oct 10, 2014Equipment. Subaru: information regarding replacement revision of air intake duct for turbocharger where insulator portion of duct separates from duct and leaks boost pressure, loss of power and increased sound levels occurs. Model 2005-12 legacy, outback turbo, 2009-13 forester turbo, 2008-14 impreza wrx.
• 10235912Sep 29, 2014Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10092913Sep 29, 2014Equipment. Surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
• 10068626Sep 29, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234915Sep 8, 2014Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10234914Sep 8, 2014Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10092842Sep 8, 2014Equipment. Surface treatment change to oil control piston rings
• 10069712Sep 8, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10068352Sep 8, 2014Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10234910Sep 2, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Replacement AT Oil Cooler Piping
• 10092742Sep 2, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Replacement at oil cooler piping - this bulletin will provide information regarding a change to the automatic transmission (at) fluid cooler piping and an addition to the service procedure used during their replacement.
• 10068350Sep 2, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10056871Sep 2, 2014Steering, Transmission and drivetrain. Subaru: replacing coolant piping located adjacent to radiator that's corroded and damaged due to road salt and/or salt water accumulation and new replacement is double thick teflon coating. Model 2009-13 forester at, 20089-11 impreza at. *pe updated 08/05/2015
• 10234912Aug 28, 2014Engine cooling. Surface Treatment Change To Oil Control Piston Rings
• 10092384Aug 28, 2014Equipment. Surface treatment change to oil control piston rings

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