RCRecallRecall

NHTSA make / model monitor

Subaru Forester: recalls, complaints and investigations.

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44historical campaigns
5campaigns in monitoring window
944complaint rows in window
0monitored investigations

Evidence summary

Evidence found
5 recent recall campaigns, 944 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
Source coverage
NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
What this means
The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Subaru Forester”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
What this does not mean
Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.

Official recall campaigns

Campaigns received in the monitoring window

All NHTSA campaigns

25V889Received 2025-12-18STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Subaru of America, Inc. recall 25V889

A rear hatch support bracket that detaches can allow the rear hatch to fall unexpectedly during use and increase the risk of injury.

Consumer reports — allegations

Complaint aggregates by model year

Model yearComplaintsCrash flagsFire flagsInjuries / deaths reportedMost common components
202621000 / 0ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (4); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS (3); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3)
202512618211 / 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER (18); VISIBILITY/WIPER (13); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (12)
202433731 / 0UNKNOWN OR OTHER (6); AIR BAGS (5); VISIBILITY/WIPER (5)
202357343 / 0UNKNOWN OR OTHER (12); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (5); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (4)
202243110 / 0FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (5); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS (5); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (4)
20219310614 / 0ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (20); ENGINE (18); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (16)
202096520 / 0ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (30); ENGINE (22); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (10)
201977735 / 0ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (14); ENGINE (13); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (9)
201894406 / 0AIR BAGS (24); ENGINE (10); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (9)
2017112102 / 0AIR BAGS (40); SEATS (11); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (10)
201676903 / 0AIR BAGS (22); SEATS (10); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (8)
201565702 / 0AIR BAGS (19); POWER TRAIN (8); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (6)
20142810318 / 0AIR BAGS (5); ENGINE (4); POWER TRAIN (4)
20132101 / 0AIR BAGS (1); ENGINE (1)
20123010 / 0ENGINE (1); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1)
20114000 / 0ENGINE (2); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1)
20105200 / 0ENGINE (2); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (2); AIR BAGS (1)
20091000 / 0AIR BAGS (1)
20085000 / 0SUSPENSION (2); AIR BAGS (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1)
20071101 / 0VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (1)
20032000 / 0ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1)

NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.

NHTSA defect investigations

Open or recently opened investigations

Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.