2005 Subaru Legacy air bags problems

What owners report

• “Takata recall,was talking to dealership,but lights still indicate airbag ,cruz control , check engine light came on.was taken to dealership for repair and reset.but I don't think it was done. Other recalls on break line coating's not done , I lost break lines while driving,at three different…”

  filed Nov 6, 2018

• “I had owned the car for not even a year yet back in 2012, and the only accident I've ever been in happened on my way to school(college). The air bag did not come out of the steering wheel, but should have. Luckily I only experienced mild whip lash, and very large body shop bill. Also when they…”

  filed Dec 15, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

• Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…
  Campaign 20V002000 · Jan 2, 2020
• 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
• Affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be…
  Campaign 15V323000 · May 28, 2015
• Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S
  Campaign 14V763000 · Dec 1, 2014
• LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS IN CERTAIN VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN MAY…
  Campaign 04V274000 · Jun 9, 2004

Air Bags problems in other Legacy years

Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Subaru Legacy