Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Subaru Forester has 89 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
89
Complaints
1
Recalls
11
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
19V701000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats. An electrical connection in the front p...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Getting an SRS Airbag system needs to be checked. Took the 2015 Subaru Forester to Williams Subaru ... |
| Sep 1, 2025 | AIR BAGS | SRS air bag system needs to be checked Alert on |
| Aug 12, 2025 | AIR BAGS | I am reporting a recurring safety defect in my 2015 Subaru Forester (VIN: [XXX] ) that directly rela... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | AIR BAGS | I own a 2015 Subaru Forester that was involved in the NHTSA recall ID 19V-701 - Subaru safety recall... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVEN IF THERE IS NO ONE SITTING IN THE SEAT |
| Mar 3, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | My vehicle has a capacitive sensor in the passenger seat that determines if someone is sitting in th... |
| Jan 26, 2025 | AIR BAGS | SRS airbag system not registering that there is a passenger in the passenger seat and therefore the ... |
| Nov 11, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The vehicle hit a patch of ice at about 55mph, spun out, and left the road. It rolled onto its right... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | AIR BAGS | Passenger airbag says to be checked. Was a recall previously fixed in 2020. Same issue is arising an... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | My passenger and rear airbags are not working due to a failure in this part: CUSHION AY OCPANTRH 641... |
| Sep 4, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illum... |
| Aug 24, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | This year, an error message indicated that the SRS system has ceased functioning on the passenger se... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | Airbag/seatbelt system failure August, 2024. Passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) failure. D... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The passenger airbag kept turning off while someone was sitting in the seat. It would turn off inter... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | My issue (which started a week ago) is that the Occupant Detection System (ODS) shows the passenger ... |
| Mar 14, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The passenger occupancy sensor does not accurately detect if there is a passenger. This results in ... |
| Nov 6, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | The error message for air bag/seat belt warning comes on and off. It turns the passenger side air ba... |
| Oct 6, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Info Center showed a message Air Bag System needs servicing. Return codes B160 when codes were check... |
| Aug 23, 2023 | AIR BAGS | The automatic occupant detection system sensor no longer registers if a passenger is sitting in the ... |
| Aug 21, 2023 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | A small crack appeared mysteriously on the front windshield and has spread - over the past month - w... |