Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Subaru Forester has 13 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 19, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | About a month ago while approaching a stop light turning green at a busy intersection, I was slowing... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owned a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving on a main road at 30... |
| Mar 5, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owned a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, the vehicle ... |
| Dec 30, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | The vehicle is less than 5 years old and has less than 50k miles. While driving with cruise control ... |
| Sep 11, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while stopping, the contact went t... |
| Dec 21, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | There have been multiple incidents where the automatic collision braking system has almost caused me... |
| Aug 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Braking for stop - brake pedal sinks, car accelerates ; requires extreme brake pedal push to stop ca... |
| Feb 14, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My 2019 Subaru Forester experienced an unexpected (random) activation of the pre-collision avoidance... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATE... |
| Feb 20, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | THERE IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN THAT YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF. WE HAD EYE DROPS STORED IN THE SUBARU CON... |
| Nov 9, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE I HIT THE BRAKES AND... |
| Sep 7, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INSTANCES OF PHANTOM BRAKING, SIMILAR TO REPORTS I'VE READ ABOUT NISSAN ROGUE... |
| Nov 18, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | TAKATA RECALL, WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2019 SUBARU FORESTER FROM A SUBARU DEALER IN BERLIN VERMONT. ... |