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Subaru Forester radio code from your serial

Forester radios keep their serial on a label. Type it in and the free check tells you straight away whether we hold your Subaru Forester radio code.

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  • Years we cover: 1997–2008
  • Serial: Last 4 numbers of the barcode, like 4471
  • Where: on the label on the radio
  • Code: in seconds, worked out from your barcode
Radios we cover
  • Clarion
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Which radio is in your Subaru Forester?

Subaru fitted the Forester from 1997 to 2008 with Subaru radios built by Clarion, some Panasonic radios. Radios do get swapped, so go by the serial: the free check reads it for you.

YearsRadiosSerialCode
1997–2008First and second Forester Subaru radios built by Clarion, some Panasonic radios The barcode number on the label (Panasonic radios aren’t covered) Instant

How to find your Subaru Forester radio serial number

Where it is

On the label

  1. Take the radio out.
  2. Find the barcode label (use the bottom one if there are two).
  3. Type in its last 4 numbers.

Photograph the label rather than copying it by hand — 0 and O, 1 and I are easy to mix up.

RADIOPush both keys in until they click, then pull the radio forward

It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys. Which keys, and where they go: how to remove a car radio.

Tips for your Subaru Forester

  • Look for Clarion on the label — that’s the one we can do from the barcode.
  • The radio comes out on release keys; photograph the whole label.
  • Imports often have no code, so check the radio actually asks for one first.

How to enter your Subaru Forester radio code

DISPLAY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!CODE!!!!!!123456BUTTONS 1–6
Press button 1 twice for 2, button 2 four times for 4, button 3 once for 1, button 4 three times for 3, then confirm the way your radio’s handbook shows.

Clarion (barcode)

  1. Buttons 1 to 4 set each number. Clarion codes only use the numbers 1 to 6.

Every button press, and what the screen does if the code is wrong: How to enter a Clarion radio code.

If your Subaru Forester radio says LOCKED, WAIT or SAFE

Don’t guess: every wrong code makes it wait longer before the next try.

What LOCKED, WAIT and SAFE mean, and how long to wait →

Subaru Forester radio code questions

Which Forester radios can you unlock?

The Clarion-built Subaru radios, from the barcode on the label.

Mine says Panasonic.

Those aren’t ones we can do. Type the serial into the free check and it will tell you for nothing.

Where is the label?

On the top or side of the radio once it is out.

What does the serial look like on a Subaru Forester?

1997–2008, Subaru radios built by Clarion, some Panasonic radios. The barcode number on the label (Panasonic radios aren’t covered). For example 4471.

Do I have to take the radio out of my Subaru Forester?

Yes: the serial is on the label, not the screen. It comes out with a pair of radio removal keys.

How do I enter the code on a Subaru Forester?

Presets 1 to 4 set each digit. Clarion codes only use the digits 1 to 6, so if one of yours is outside that range the barcode has been misread.

Another Subaru?

Every Subaru radio we can unlock is on our Subaru radio code page. Close to this one: Legacy, Impreza.

Updated October 2026