Factory build sheet
2019 Subaru Forester Limited + Eyesight + Navigation (HK) + Smart
Build JF2SKAUC-K · 2.5L 4cyl · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read JF2SKAUC and position 10 reads K. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Forester whose VIN starts JF2SKAUC and carries K in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 5,833 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 5,833 known VINs
- 135 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
- Engine model
- Naturally Aspirated U5
- Horsepower
- 182 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- 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.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Standard
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
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.
$20,161 median asking price · 222 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $12,995 Top 2% of listings $27,050
The same build, other model years
Subaru used the VIN pattern JF2SKAUC for 2 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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2019 You are here code K $20,161
- 2021 Limited 2.5L 4cyl Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) · 14,103 vehicles code M $24,487
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 | SKAUC | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | K | Model year — 2019 |
| 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 2019 Subaru Forester as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
3 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2019 Forester. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
5,833 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to JF2SKAUC-K shares the specification above.
- 5,833 Known VINs
- 135 Listed for sale now
- 222 Priced listings
- $20,161 Median asking
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.
- 2019 Touring + Eyesight + Navigation (HK) + Smart 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 5,755 vehicles · $20,999 median
- 2019 Limited + Eyesight + Navigation (HK) + Smart 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult 24 vehicles
- 2020 Base+ES 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 729 vehicles · $17,290 median
- 2020 PRM Base+ES 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 4,584 vehicles · $20,990 median
- 2020 Sport+ES+KA 2.5L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · AWD 2,507 vehicles · $21,995 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.
Prices are asking prices from 222 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 5,833 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.