2017 Subaru Forester air bags problems
199 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2017 Subaru Forester, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 199 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 104 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 37 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 37 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 104 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 14 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru forester. While driving approximately 25 MPH, a tractor trailer collided into the passenger side of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle rolled down a hill several times and the front end was severely damaged. The driver and passenger side air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that only the passenger and driver side curtain air bags deployed. The driver sustained an injured left hand and left leg as well as shoulder injuries.
Passenger airbag warning light comes on/ goes off intermittently. The light warns us that the airbag is off despite having a passenger in the seat. I have seen online that many people are having this problem so I wanted to log our issue with NHTSA as well. The vehicle has never deployed it airbags nor been in a front end collision.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Subaru Forester
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 116 complaints
- Electrical system 106 complaints
- Engine 48 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 43 complaints
- Seats 34 complaints
- Cruise control 33 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Body & structure 16 complaints