2009 Subaru Forester problems
Owners have filed 228 complaints about the 2009 Subaru Forester with NHTSA. Air bags account for 17.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 11.8%.
Complaints228
Crashes25
Fires8
Injuries7
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Air bags 17.5% · 40
Engine 11.8% · 27
Electrical system 9.6% · 22
Vehicle speed control 8.3% · 19
Power train 7.5% · 17
Seats 7.0% · 16
Engine and engine cooling 5.3% · 12
Unknown or other 4.8% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 25 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire, 7 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Subaru Forester in this data, 2009 sits 12th by complaint volume. 2019 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 16 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v358000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v026000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Air bags
The contact owns a 2009 Subaru Forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v026000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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