2009 Subaru Forester air bags problems
40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2009 Subaru Forester — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Airbag lights have been going on and off ever since I took it into to get my airbags recalled and Subaru will not take a look at it with out me signing a form saying I am liable to pay 200 dollars if it happens to be anything else unrelated to the recall warranty.”
filed Mar 12, 2025
“No local dealer to complete recall NHTSA Recall Number 20V002000. Vehicle is too old, too high miles to be trusted to take on an extended road trip to a dealer. Contacting Subaru wasn’t any help.”
filed Apr 30, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators…Campaign 20V001000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…Campaign 20V003000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…Campaign 20V002000 · Jan 2, 2020
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 18V013000 · Jan 9, 2018
- Virgin IslandsCampaign 18V012000 · Jan 9, 2018
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 18V014000 · Jan 9, 2018
Air Bags problems in other Forester years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Forester | 4 | 4% |
| 2024 Forester | 7 | 24% |
| 2023 Forester | 6 | 8% |
| 2022 Forester | 4 | 4% |
| 2021 Forester | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 Forester | 11 | 2% |
| 2019 Forester | 17 | 2% |
| 2018 Forester | 96 | 19% |
| 2017 Forester | 164 | 28% |
| 2016 Forester | 99 | 24% |
| 2015 Forester | 101 | 16% |
| 2014 Forester | 57 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Subaru Forester
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.