Subaru Forester 2012–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02-131-12R · NHTSA communication 10186347 · issued Jan 22, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2019
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
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.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 Subaru Forester
- 2013 Subaru Forester
- 2014 Subaru Forester
- 2015 Subaru Forester
- 2016 Subaru Forester
- 2017 Subaru Forester
- 2018 Subaru Forester
- 2019 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Impreza
- 2013 Subaru Impreza
- 2014 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru Impreza
- 2016 Subaru Impreza
- 2017 Subaru Impreza
- 2018 Subaru Impreza
- 2019 Subaru Impreza
- 2015 Subaru WRX
- 2016 Subaru WRX
- 2017 Subaru WRX
- 2018 Subaru WRX
- 2019 Subaru WRX
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.