Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Subaru Outback has 15 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
15
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Outback and Legacy vehicles. A capacitor in the sensors for the Occupant Detection Sy...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light came on in my car even though the cars airbags have never deployed. The code that ... |
| Sep 9, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| May 28, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Jan 22, 2025 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| May 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Feb 15, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2021 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: ... |
| Jun 23, 2023 | AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Yet to be diagnosed but possibly the cockpit control computer. Dealer service department has not be... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Passenger seat air bag system does not recognize my wife at times. She weighs some where around 100 ... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | AIR BAGS | The passenger air bag alert on the dashboard indicates the air bag is off when my wife who is elder... |