2017 Subaru Forester Seats Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- passenger seat · 9 records
- warning light · 8 records
- passenger airbag · 8 records
- front passenger · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Seats
Passenger airbag warning light comes on/ goes off intermittently. The light warns us that the airbag is off despite having a passenger in the seat. I have seen online that many people are having this problem so i wanted to log our issue with nhtsa as well. The vehicle has never deployed it airbags nor been in a front end collision.
ODI 11256607
Air Bags · Seats
While operating my subaru forester an icon appeared on the dash indicating there was an issue with the airbags, at the same time the warning light indicating that the passenger airbag was off even though my wife was seated in the passenger seat. I contacted the dealership and had the car examined and was told that the passenger occupancy sensor was failing and needed to be replaced. The vehicle is less than 3 years…
ODI 11256883
Air Bags · Seats
While traveling at any speed, the passenger air bag will switch to off. An error message will appear indicating that the srs airbag system needs checked. Issues appears to be located with the occupant detection system in the passenger seat. *dt *as
ODI 11256303
Air Bags · Seats
The srs airbag system warning light turned on while the vehicle was in motion, without a passenger sitting on the front passenger seat. After parked the vehicle at a safe place, i turned off the engine and then re-started it, the warning light was still on. Also tested with a person sitting on the front passenger seat, and srs airbag system warning light and passenger air bag is off. This srs airbag warning light…
ODI 11243111
Air Bags · Seats
While 2017 forester in motion (both instances occurred at highway speed) srs red warning light in drivers dashboard comes on. Also airbag indicator at middle top information section changes from passenger airbag on to passenger airbag off. This happens even though there is a passenger in the seat. This event has occurred on two occasions - nov 2018, and jun 2019. In both instances the issue resolved after a few days…
ODI 11221333
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
Usually while driving, the passenger airbag sensor will turn off and put an error code out that says not on even with an adult in the seat. Resetting the code can get it to go off but it returns. Has turned off on its own before and come back. Turning car off and on does not reset it. *dt *dt *as
ODI 11256078
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seats
Subaru forester 2017, bought new. The dashboard monitor information signal read there was no airbag on for the passenger while one was seated there and the car was in motion. This had occurred earlier in june when i was driving from pa to ca but no passenger was seated there. I assumed it was just an oddity - and it did not occur regularly. July 16 (2018) i took it for repair which subaru determined was an…
ODI 11154746
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seats
29 june wife and i are on the highway driving when the passenger airbag light goes to off and the fault code appears on the heads up display tell us to take into service immediately. Well we car off and we don't hear anything back for a few days. We called them back on the 5th of july because of the holliday. They told my wife on the phone they were going to replace seat cushion because that seemed to be the issue.…
ODI 11110572
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seat Belts · Seats
Front passenger airbag warning light comes on intermittently, either on start up or while driving, stays on for hours or days at a time, unrelated to whether the seat is occupied or not. When it is on, passenger seat belt light indicates it is not fastened even if it is. The seat has never had spills, rain or otherwise wet. This has been going on for at least 6 months. Subaru dealer states past error code b1760…
ODI 11110111
Seats
Takata recall i am a fitness instructor and in the health field for very long time. Subaru along with other car companies are using the new mandated forward -head rest . It should mandated that the head rest also come with 2 or 3 (forward and back adjustment options) all you can do is move up or down. I am tiny. I have to sit close to the wheel--and this headrest juts me forward and has caused me horrible neck pain…
ODI 11004921
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Seats
Driver's subaru was struck from behind by a box truck while stationary on a highway (driver had stopped just short of a multi-car collision but the box truck behind her was unable to stop); box truck pushed the subaru into the car in front. Driver's seatbelt was on, but driver's chest struck the steering wheel and her head possibly hit the side window. Airbags did not deploy and seatbelt did not stop driver from…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10986045
Seats
I have caught the back of my right shoe 4 times( since buying the car in august) when getting out of the car. It catches on the hard plastic on the front left of the driver's seat. The first three times i was exiting the car in town and could have fallen into passing traffic had i not been holding onto the door. The last time my sister was standing in front of me and caught me. I have tried to locate seat covers to…
ODI 10947614