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Subaru

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121 recalls on record · Latest: Jun 19, 2025

Subaru Recall Insight

Subaru appears on 121 federal recall records indexed by PlainRecalls, out of 101,704 total recalls tracked across the FDA, CPSC, and NHTSA. That represents approximately 0.119% of the federal archive, a data point that is only interpretable alongside production volume, product mix, and decades of operation, because a high recall count alone does not establish fault. Large, diversified firms that sell tens of millions of units across many categories will mechanically accumulate more recall records than small manufacturers, even when their defect rates per unit shipped are comparable or lower. The most recent action on this firm is dated Jun 19, 2025, which is the anchor point for assessing whether enforcement is currently active or historical.

On this page of 50 entries, severity tagging shows 49 critical, 1 moderate, and 0 lower-severity recalls. Affected-unit counts are disclosed on 0 of 50 entries, unit-count disclosure is more common on CPSC and NHTSA actions and less common on FDA drug/device recalls, where lot numbers and distribution scope substitute for absolute totals. The records on this page span 1 distinct product categories, with issuing agencies dominated by NHTSA (50). The date window on this page runs from Nov 1, 2018 to Jun 19, 2025.

Manufacturer-level browsing is useful when monitoring a single firm for patterns, whether recalls cluster around one product family (suggesting a specific design or supplier issue) or scatter across the firm's entire catalog (which can indicate systemic quality-control problems or deliberate regulator attention). Clicking into each recall reveals the specific hazard, remedy, and distribution scope that together determine whether a consumer is actually at risk. For decisions that depend on being current, deciding whether a product in your home is safe, whether to return a gift, or whether to accept a replacement, always verify the recall number on the issuing agency's site, because federal agencies amend, terminate, and re-scope recalls over time and only the agency's live record reflects the current legal status. This page aggregates what agencies have published publicly and is intended for consumer awareness and research.

NHTSA Critical Jun 19, 2025

SUBARU 2025: CHILD SEAT

NHTSA Critical Jan 23, 2025

SUBARU 2025: WHEELS

NHTSA Critical Mar 22, 2024

SUBARU 2020-2022: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER

NHTSA Critical Nov 9, 2023

SUBARU 2021-2023: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

NHTSA Critical Nov 9, 2023

SUBARU 2023-2024: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

NHTSA Critical Oct 26, 2023

SUBARU 2024: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA Critical Sep 21, 2023

SUBARU 2023: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

NHTSA Critical Aug 4, 2023

SUBARU 2024: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

NHTSA Critical Jun 1, 2023

SUBARU 2023: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

NHTSA Critical Apr 25, 2023

SUBARU 2023: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

NHTSA Critical Apr 7, 2023

SUBARU 2023: TIRES

NHTSA Critical Feb 14, 2023

SUBARU 2021: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA Critical Feb 13, 2023

SUBARU 2004-2005: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA Critical Feb 9, 2023

SUBARU 2023: WHEELS:HUB

NHTSA Critical Jan 23, 2023

SUBARU 2022: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA Critical Dec 8, 2022

SUBARU 2019-2022: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

NHTSA Critical Nov 10, 2022

SUBARU 2009-2013: SEAT BELTS

NHTSA Critical Sep 22, 2022

SUBARU 2022: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

NHTSA Critical Aug 12, 2022

SUBARU 2017-2019: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

NHTSA Critical Jul 21, 2022

SUBARU 2015-2021: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS:SWITCH

NHTSA Critical Jul 8, 2022

SUBARU 2020-2021: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA Critical Jul 1, 2022

SUBARU 2022: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)

NHTSA Critical Dec 9, 2021

SUBARU 2019-2020: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA Critical Dec 9, 2021

SUBARU 2020: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

NHTSA Critical Aug 30, 2021

SUBARU 2021: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

NHTSA Critical Apr 15, 2021

SUBARU 2017-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA Critical Apr 15, 2021

SUBARU 2018-2019: SUSPENSION:REAR

NHTSA Critical Jan 26, 2021

SUBARU 2021: POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD

NHTSA Critical Dec 10, 2020

SUBARU 2020: BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

NHTSA Critical Apr 16, 2020

SUBARU 2019: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

NHTSA Critical Mar 31, 2020

SUBARU 2019: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

NHTSA Critical Dec 19, 2019

SUBARU 2016-2017: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA Critical Dec 2, 2019

SUBARU 2019: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NHTSA Critical Dec 2, 2019

SUBARU 2019: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA Critical Oct 18, 2019

SUBARU 2017-2019: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA Critical Oct 17, 2019

SUBARU 2017: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NHTSA Critical Oct 17, 2019

SUBARU 2017-2018: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NHTSA Critical Oct 3, 2019

SUBARU 2015-2018: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

NHTSA Critical Sep 18, 2019

SUBARU 2020: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

NHTSA Critical Jul 10, 2019

SUBARU 2019: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

NHTSA Critical Jun 26, 2019

SUBARU 2019: STRUCTURE

NHTSA Moderate May 30, 2019

SUBARU 2019: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

NHTSA Critical Apr 11, 2019

SUBARU 2005-2014: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

NHTSA Critical Feb 28, 2019

SUBARU 2008-2017: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

NHTSA Critical Feb 6, 2019

SUBARU 2019: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

NHTSA Critical Jan 9, 2019

SUBARU 2010-2014: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA Critical Jan 9, 2019

SUBARU 2010-2014: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA Critical Jan 9, 2019

SUBARU 2010-2014: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

NHTSA Critical Dec 31, 2018

SUBARU 2018: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

NHTSA Critical Nov 1, 2018

SUBARU 2018: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

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Data Sources

  • Source: FDA + CPSC + NHTSA - federal recall filings naming this firm. Verify with FDA, CPSC, or NHTSA directly.
  • Source: PlainRecalls Manufacturer Index - firm-level aggregation across all three federal recall feeds

Every figure on PlainRecalls is rendered directly from official FDA, CPSC and NHTSA recall records, no number is typed in by an editor. Recalls are aggregated across FDA, CPSC and NHTSA filings that name this firm; the total reflects the federal record, not an independent investigation. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.