Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
NHTSA safety record
Subaru
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Subaru, model years 2010 to 2026.
97
Vehicles
18,322
Complaints
147
Recalls
206
Fires
5
Deaths
97Subaru year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 18,322 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the electrical system than any other system: 3,877 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2019 Outback, with 1,032.
NHTSA holds 147 recall campaigns naming Subaru vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 1 defect investigation into these vehicles is open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 5 of these 97 vehicles.
Most complained-about Subaru models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Subaru
The systems named most often across every Subaru complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3,877
- VISIBILITY/WIPER 3,694
- ENGINE 2,124
- POWER TRAIN 1,829
- AIR BAGS 1,496
Open investigations (1)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Most recent Subaru recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Subaru, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
26V436000 · July 7, 2026
An incorrect GAWR label may lead to an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 541,237 vehicles
Pages 2026 Forester 2025 Forester 2025 Ascent 2024 Ascent 2023 Ascent 2022 Ascent
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM
26V393000 · June 18, 2026
An unexpected loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 20,991 vehicles
Pages 2026 Solterra
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
26V346000 · May 28, 2026
A detached glass panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 69,663 vehicles
Pages 2026 Forester
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
26V106000 · February 23, 2026
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 69,870 vehicles
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
25V889000 · December 18, 2025
A rear hatch support bracket that detaches can allow the rear hatch to fall unexpectedly during use and increase the risk of injury.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 5,603 vehicles
Pages 2026 Forester
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
25V744000 · October 30, 2025
A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 1,024,407 vehicles
Pages 2024 Solterra 2023 Solterra
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
25V577000 · September 4, 2025
An inoperative defroster and defogger system can decrease the driver's visibility under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing · up to 94,320 vehicles
Pages 2024 Solterra 2023 Solterra
CHILD SEAT
25V419000 · June 19, 2025
A loose child seat anchor bolt increases the risk of injury to a child during a crash.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 2,938 vehicles
Pages 2025 Forester
WHEELS
25V033000 · January 23, 2025
A loss of vehicle stability increases the risk of a crash.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 20,366 vehicles
Pages 2025 Forester
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
24V227000 · March 22, 2024
An air bag that does not deploy during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
Subaru of America, Inc. · up to 118,723 vehicles
Pages 2022 Outback 2022 Legacy 2021 Outback 2021 Legacy 2020 Outback 2020 Legacy
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Subaru page on this site
97 vehicles across 11 models, newest model year first.
Uncharted 2026
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published August 20, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
Compiled and maintained by guarledes
Independent developer and analyst