Subaru Forester Air Bags Problems
- 386
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
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 386 stored complaint records:
- 64 indicate a crash
- 38 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- passenger seat · 68 records
- passenger airbag · 45 records
- front passenger · 27 records
- warning light · 27 records
- airbag system · 23 records
- passenger side · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 95 |
| 30–60k mi | 80 |
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
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Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Traveling from ri to western ny. Departed ri in am with moderate rainfall when "eyesight disabled" indicator flashed several times over the course of half hour. When rain subsided, indicator disappeared. Several hours later, was driving 65-70mph on straight section of major interstate with good visibility, approaching a highway overpass when "obstacle detected" warning appeared despite no obstacle in road, and…
Crash reported
ODI 11308147
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
Passenger airbag was off with passenger on seat. It corrected itself for a while and now is off whether there is or isn't a passenger aboard.
ODI 11307557
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. The contact stated that at start up and while the vehicle was driven, the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to subaru of bend located at bend 2060 ne hwy 20, bend, or 97701, to be repaired. The contact referenced the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 19v701000 (air bags) as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer…
ODI 11301593
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. The contact stated that a recall notification was received for nhtsa campaign 19v701000 (air bags) and called the manufacturer. The manufacturer called first team auto mall dealer, ([redacted], roanoke, va 24019, [redacted]) and was informed that the part was not available for the repair. The information provided to the manufacturer from the dealer was provided to the…
ODI 11299539
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seats
The passenger side seat registers that no one is sitting in the seat and it disables the airbag system. Someone can be sitting in the seat buckled up and then it will randomly pop-up with a warning message that there is an airbag issue and that no one is sitting in the seat.
ODI 11300528
Air Bags
When driving with no one in the passenger seat and sometimes when there is someone in the seat i get an srs airbag fault but it never stays on after i shut down the suv. Sometimes when i restart the suv after about 5 minutes it will come back on and it stays on until i shut off the suv. Then nothing for weeks. I've wanted to take it to the dealer but every time i start to head over to then the fault goes out or…
ODI 11300624
Air Bags
Passenger side air bag came on with no passenger in the seat. It would happen with the vehicle stationary or moving. Sometimes it would reset on its own but after a few days the complete airbag system warning has come on and won't go away. Found out online that it is common problem with the subaru forester and the manufacturer needs to put to task as they are definitely not doing enough and are playing with the…
ODI 11297360
Air Bags
2015 subaru forester. The passenger seat front airbag sensor is malfunctioning. The dashboard displays 'passenger airbag off' when someone is sitting in the seat. This appears to be related to a malfunction of the seat pressure sensor. When no person is sitting in the passenger side front seat, the airbag light says it is on. On the dashboard a red warning light indicating an issue with the airbag is constantly lit.…
ODI 11297690