Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Subaru Forester has 92 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
92
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | There was a recall on this vehicle from 2022, and we did not own this vehicle at that time. Recall p... |
| Dec 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE | Two incidents happened first battery died, we replaced the battery. Then Battery died again, we repl... |
| Nov 16, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | Passenger airbag safety intermittently turns on stating that the passenger airbag is not able to dep... |
| Oct 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | Previous recall for passenger ODS. Having continued issues with passenger airbag ODS not recognizing... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I’m facing a really big issue here. I’ve been experiencing all the textbook issues in my vehicle for... |
| Jun 1, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS | The passenger airbag sensor often, but not always, malfunctions in my 2017 Subaru Forrester. Often i... |
| May 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that it was discove... |
| Dec 10, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS | The WUM-98 recall fix did not address the problem with the front passenger occupancy detection syste... |
| Dec 6, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Suddenly ignition starts having an issue where driver cannot pull out ignition key, which creates ri... |
| Oct 10, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | The Occupant Detection System (ODS) has failed in this 2017 Subaru Forester. The dealership tried r... |
| Jun 18, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEATS | I noticed that the airbag light was continuously illuminated on the dashboard of my Subaru Forester.... |
| Jun 10, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I have a 2017 Subaru Forester 2.5i touring that seems to be plagued by a parasitic battery drain iss... |
| Jun 4, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Key repeatedly gets stuck in ignition. Similar problem to other model years. Vehicle needs to be res... |
| May 29, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Malfunctioned component is Start / Stop switch. It is a safety Issue since not able to remove the ke... |
| Apr 12, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We're having to consistently jump-start a battery that is only 4 months old. The problem has been co... |
| Dec 9, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We took our 2017 Subaru Forester on December 9, 2022, to change the ignition switch because our key ... |
| Sep 3, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | This is the same issue we are seeing with our other Subaru where we come out to drive and the batter... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | If you do not start the car everyday, the car drains the battery. Car must be jumped.nothing left on... |
| Jul 29, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 new battery drains dead just sitting in the driveway. |
| Jul 20, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | There appears to be a parasitic battery drain in the vehicle when it is stopped and all electrical s... |