2017 Subaru Outback air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 16 complaints for the 2017 Subaru Outback, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 1% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 12 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was recently involved in a multi-car accident, where the vehicle rammed into my outback from behind, leading to a spin-up and hit again by the driver side, forcing me to collide into a vehicle that had side-lined on a highway. In this situation, I would expect the airbags to get deployed, but to my surprise and shock, none of the airbags were deployment (both frontal as well as side)
Faulty occupant detection system. Turns off airbag with passenger. Turns on airbag and seatbelt chime with no passenger/weight. Intermittent. Brand new car with 700 miles and brought in 3 times to subaru santa monica. Service center unable to replicate problem, but I sent them videos.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Subaru Outback
- Electrical system 393 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 235 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 45 complaints
- Engine 44 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 31 complaints
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints