2014 Subaru Forester Air Bags Problems
- 28
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 28 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger seat · 22 records
- passenger airbag · 11 records
- airbag system · 7 records
- front passenger · 5 records
- warning light · 4 records
- airbag light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts
While driving my car on the highway, (approximate 65 mph) i got a message on the console that indicated that srs system had shut down and the red air bag light went on. I drove it home and then turned the car off. When i restarted it, the red air bag light went away. The next day while i was riding on the passenger side, the red airbag light went off and a note on the console said that the front passenger side…
ODI 10712377
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts
I was turning left on an arrow and a car ran the red light resulting in a head on collision with me, i was driving about 3mph and he was driving 45mph. His car was totalled, airbags deployed and on fire. I had front end damage and my airbags did not deploy nor did the seat belt lock up. As a result i hit the steering wheel with my knee and my ankle got lacerated and blunt trauma from the brake/accelartation pedal.…
Crash reported
ODI 10607764
Air Bags
This subaru occupant detection system in my 2014 forester is defective. It does not detect my wife and the passenger air bag does not turn on. We have been told by subaru that they have recently changed to an "electrostatic capacitance sensor" to replace the previous "weight sensor". My wife needs to sit on a seat cushion as the seats are too hard for her medical condition. Subaru told us the seat cushion will not…
ODI 10724973