Who makes Subaru Forester?

The Subaru Forester is built at the Yajima plant, Ota, Gunma, Japan. This covers 2025 US-market Forester vehicles; later model-year production changes are outside this scope.

Owner
SubaruSubaruAutomaker
Company record
Made by
SubaruSubaruFinal vehicle assembly
Company record
Made in
JapanJapanSee the model year and plant list
Company record
Illustration of a generic tire, not a photo of Subaru Forester.
Exploded illustration of a generic tire1Tread2Belts3Carcass4Beads5Inner liner

SuppliersMap research desk · Source records checked against 3 sources, at least 0 published by Subaru · How we check

Subaru Forester supply chain

OwnerSubaruSubaru
BrandSubaru ForesterSubaru Forester
Made bySubaruSubaru
Made inJapanJapan
Key part supplier: Not named by Subaru Not disclosed

Who is behind the Subaru Forester?

Subaru is the automaker behind the Subaru Forester. The plant assignments here refer to final vehicle assembly for the specified model year and market. [1] [2]

Where is the Subaru Forester assembled?

the Yajima plant, Ota, Gunma, Japan. [1] [2]

Is the Subaru Forester made in China or the USA?

The 2025 Subaru Forester versions covered here have final assembly in Japan. [1] [2]

Where was your tire made?

A company address and a country of manufacture answer different questions. Start with your exact model.

  1. Read both sidewalls for the country-of-origin marking.
  2. Record the complete DOT tire identification number and date code.
  3. Check the specific size and production batch rather than another tire from the same brand.

What each source proves

2025 · coverage year

Vvpic.nhtsa.dot.gov

NHTSA vPIC: Subaru Forester, JF2SLDAC*SH

SUBARU CORPORATION; Forester; Yajima Plant; OTA, GUNMA, JAPAN. Position 11: H.

Company record2025 · coverage year

Nnhtsa.gov

NHTSA: model-year 2025 AALA final assembly

Lists model-year final assembly countries.

Third party2026-10-27

Vvpic.nhtsa.dot.gov

NHTSA vPIC: partial VIN decoding

Explains partial VIN decoding.

Company record

Subaru Forester milestones

  1. Subaru Forester: model year 2025, identified by VIN character S. [1] [2]
  2. Final assembly for the covered Subaru Forester versions: Japan. [1] [2]

Questions people ask

Who builds the Subaru Forester?

Subaru builds the Subaru Forester at the Yajima plant, Ota, Gunma, Japan. The JF2 Forester pattern uses H for the Yajima plant in Gunma. Model year matters when comparing this Japanese-built Forester with Subaru’s Indiana-built vehicles. [1] [2]

Which model years does this Subaru Forester guide cover?

This guide covers 2025 US-market Forester vehicles; later model-year production changes are outside this scope. [1] [2]

Sources

  1. [1] VNHTSA vPIC: Subaru Forester, JF2SLDAC*SH2025 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-27
  2. [2] NNHTSA: model-year 2025 AALA final assembly2025 · third-party · Source record checked 2026-10-27
  3. [3] VNHTSA vPIC: partial VIN decoding2026-10-27 · company · Source record checked 2026-10-27