AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2012 Subaru Forester
NHTSA data on file today
The 2012 Subaru Forester has 15 NHTSA recall campaigns and 106 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
NCAP overall rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars, for the 1 NHTSA-tested trim.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #22V838000 Seat Belt Assembly Malfunction NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #20V001000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #20V002000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #20V003000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V297000 Ignition Switch may Turn Off NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V008000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V007000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V009000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18V012000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V014000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16V738000 Power Relay may Fail Allowing Air Pump to Overheat NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #14V830000 Brake Line Corrosion at Four-Way Connector NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #14V311000 Brake Lines may Fail due to Corrosion NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #12V602000 Accessory Puddle Light may Short-circuit NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #12V099000 CENTER SEAT AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR/FMVSS 208 NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Air Bags 20 complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control 18 complaints
- Service Brakes 11 complaints
- Electrical System 10 complaints
- Unknown or Other 8 complaints
Of the 106 complaints on file, 15 report a crash and 5 a fire; across all 106 complaints, owners report 9 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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