This part is a slightly different design to the OEM but fits well and as mentioned feels heavier due to the materials used. The letters on the bearing are NTN Canada. (NTN appears on many other stock/OEM Subaru components.) After about 3 months/2000 miles on a 2002 Forester, no problems. The original pulley was used as preventive maintenance when replacing the head gaskets approximately 127,000 miles.