Factory build sheet
2014 Subaru Forester Base
Build JF2SJAAC-E · 2.5L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF2SJAAC and position 10 reads E. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Forester whose VIN starts JF2SJAAC and carries E in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 6,273 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 6,273 known VINs
- 130 listed for sale now
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
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- Horizontally opposed
- Engine model
- 2.5NA U5
- Engine manufacturer
- Subaru
- Turbocharged
- No
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- 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.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$8,995 median asking price · 194 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $3,888 Top 2% of listings $16,594
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF2SJAAC for 5 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2014 You are here code E $8,995
- 2015 2.5 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,743 vehicles code F $10,890
- 2016 2.5I 2.5L Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,212 vehicles code G $12,995
- 2017 Base 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,329 vehicles code H $11,995
- 2018 Base 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 1,669 vehicles code J $14,998
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 | JF2 | SUBARU CORPORATION · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | SJAAC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | E | Model year — 2014 |
| 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 2014 Subaru Forester as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
2 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2014 Forester. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
6,273 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF2SJAAC-E shares the specification above.
- 6,273 Known VINs
- 130 Listed for sale now
- 194 Priced listings
- $8,995 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 7 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
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.
- 2014 Premium+AWP 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 889 vehicles · $9,469 median
- 2014 Premium+M/R 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 1,010 vehicles · $11,382 median
- 2014 Limited+M/R 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 6,616 vehicles · $9,995 median
- 2014 Touring+Navi+H/K+M/R 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,186 vehicles · $10,972 median
- 2014 Limited+M/R 2.5L · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 33 vehicles
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 194 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 6,273 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.