Factory build sheet
2001 Subaru Forester S
Build JF1SF655-1 · 2.5L · All-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF1SF655 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Forester whose VIN starts JF1SF655 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 601 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 601 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2001 Subaru Forester S 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) (863 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Subaru with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2.5 L
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- All-wheel drive
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU CORPORATION
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF1SF655 for 4 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | JF1 | SUBARU CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SF655 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 1 | Model year — 2001 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2001 Subaru Forester as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
601 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF1SF655-1 shares the specification above.
- 601 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Forester, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2001 S 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 863 vehicles
- 2002 L 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 1,806 vehicles · $5,995 median
- 2002 S 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 653 vehicles
- 2003 2.5X 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,676 vehicles · $3,995 median
- 2004 2.5XS 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,400 vehicles · $4,995 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 601 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.