2010 Subaru Legacy air bags problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2010 Subaru Legacy — 19% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle was involved in a front-end collision in which the Airbag failed to deploy. The vehicle has been considered totaled by the insurance company. A police report is available.”
filed Nov 13, 2025
“Takata recall - schaller subaru of berlin, ct cannot accommodate this recall until october 8, 2019. Call to schedule the recall asap was made july 15, 2019.”
filed Jul 15, 2019
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 19V008000 · Jan 9, 2019
- Virgin IslandsCampaign 19V007000 · Jan 9, 2019
- These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the…Campaign 19V009000 · Jan 9, 2019
Air Bags problems in other Legacy years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Legacy | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 Legacy | 6 | 19% |
| 2020 Legacy | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Legacy | 3 | 3% |
| 2017 Legacy | 7 | 6% |
| 2016 Legacy | 2 | 1% |
| 2015 Legacy | 10 | 6% |
| 2014 Legacy | 14 | 26% |
| 2013 Legacy | 14 | 21% |
| 2012 Legacy | 11 | 12% |
| 2011 Legacy | 25 | 15% |
| 2009 Legacy | 31 | 48% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2010 Subaru Legacy
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.