Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Subaru Forester has 14 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
14
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 19, 2026
19V065000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019 Forester and Crosstrek vehicles. A connector inside the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) un...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | STEERING | I am reporting a serious safety issue involving my 2019 Subaru Forester related to failure of the El... |
| Jul 13, 2025 | STEERING | When stearing car it is hard to steal stering will not come back after rounding corners it's almost ... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Stopped at a red light. The Forester was in Auto Start/Stop mode and was in Stop. When I tried to ... |
| Jun 12, 2022 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The lane keeping assist even when shut off prevents lane changes. A truck drifted into my lane and ... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On December 30, 2021, I was driving on I-95 S around 4 pm about 1/2 a mile from exit 43B when my 20... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owned a 2019 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed sp... |
| Mar 18, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | HAVE A 2019 SUBARU FORRESTER. HAD 30,000 MILE SERVICE RECENTLY AT DEALER. SINCE THEN, MULTIPLE ELE... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE | I NOTICED A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH SUBARU'S LANE KEEP ASSIST SAFETY FEATURE: WHEN DRIVING ON A BU... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, TAPPED BRAKES AND ANTI LOCKS ACTIVATED, IMMEDIATELY AFTE... |
| Aug 7, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNI... |
| Jun 14, 2019 | STEERING | WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM ENGAGES IN A WAY THAT AFTER LEAVING AN... |
| Jun 6, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE ON HIGHWAY SPEED -- ABOVE 50MPH. CAR IS RESPONDING TOO MUCH AND UNPREDIC... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ANGLED T... |
| Feb 21, 2019 | STEERING | STEERING FLOATS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. IT IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE AND TWITCHY REQUIRING CONSTANT DRI... |