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JF2SH63659H783613

2009 SUBARU Forester 2.5XS PLUS

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2009 SUBARU Forester

Year

2009

Make

SUBARU

Model

Forester

Trim

2.5XS PLUS

Body Style

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Drive Type

AWD/All-Wheel Drive

Engine

2.5L

Fuel Type

Transmission

Automatic

Plant

OTA, GUNMA, JAPAN

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Manufacturer

SUBARU CORPORATION

Owner Complaints

178 filed Get Report →

Service Bulletins

218 on file Get Report →

Market Value

Buyer-paid data Get Report →

Open Recalls for This Vehicle

20V001000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V002000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

20V003000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

19V297000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legacy vehicles, 2005-2014 Outback vehicles and 2006-2008 Tribeca vehicles equipped with a mechanical key ignition switch installed as a replacement part. The ball spring inside the switch may break, reducing the strength of the ignition switch. If this occurs, the weight on the key ring and certain road conditions could cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.

18V014000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009 Tribeca, Impreza, Forester, WRX, Legacy, and Outback vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

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Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 218 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2009 SUBARU Forester — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Electrical System · 83Equipment · 47Engine And Engine Cooling · 24Unknown Or Other · 21Power Train · 16Engine · 15

01-167-08RThis bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models.

SubaruNet Announcement (RThis announcement provides information on the remanufactured CVT transmission program.

07-240-26RThis Service Information Bulletin was developed to provide interim guidance for vehicles exhibiting DTC B2A20.

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 178 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2009 SUBARU Forester. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Air Bags · 40Engine · 27Electrical System · 22Vehicle Speed Control · 19Power Train · 17Service Brakes · 16

About This VIN

VIN JF2SH63659H783613 identifies a 2009 SUBARU Forester 2.5XS PLUS sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (JF2) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (SH636) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (5) is the check digit. Position 10 (9) encodes the model year (2009). Position 11 (H) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in OTA, JAPAN. The final six characters (783613) are the unique sequential production number.

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NHTSA vPIC database, decoded 2026-09-21

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