2003 Subaru Legacy air bags problems
16 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Subaru Legacy, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 23% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Air bags failed to deploy in mva that probably totaled my 2003 subaru legacy wagon(no official word from adjuster yet). Hit by a drunk driver(blood alcohol level.3). Hit by an '83 chevy citation with no front bumper. He was going 40-45 MPH, I was braking madly from 42 MPH. Subaru says sensors are mounted on bumper, but even so, what about suvs and trucks. I was very lucky and walked away with minimal injuries, but this failure could have killed someone else. Please look into it asap.+
Traveling west on I90 near mentor ohio I attempted to stop my 2003 subaru legacy wagon on a snow covered portion of the road. My speed was about 45 MPH. Traffic stopped suddenly, and when I applied the brakes, the car would not stop. Also, the ABS brake system did not activate. Further, upon impact with the truck in front of me, the airbags did not deploy.