Subaru Forester 2008–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WQQ-52R · NHTSA communication 11018903 · issued May 6, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2008–2014
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
"The repair instructions previously provided in the WQK-47 recall bulletin as been updated, the WQQ-52 recall will involve applying additional anti-corrosion material to the four-way (2-2 way) joint connector area of the brake line system on Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles previously repaired under the WQK-47 (14V-311) brake line corrosion recall prior tothe December 23, 2014 WQK-47 recall bulletin revision."
Vehicles covered
- 2009 Subaru Forester
- 2010 Subaru Forester
- 2011 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Forester
- 2013 Subaru Forester
- 2008 Subaru Impreza
- 2009 Subaru Impreza
- 2010 Subaru Impreza
- 2011 Subaru Impreza
- 2008 Subaru WRX
- 2009 Subaru WRX
- 2010 Subaru WRX
- 2011 Subaru WRX
- 2012 Subaru WRX
- 2013 Subaru WRX
- 2014 Subaru WRX
- 2008 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2009 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2010 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2011 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2012 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2013 Subaru WRX Sti
- 2014 Subaru WRX Sti
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.