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Subaru Forester · 2019

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V856000·2019-12-02

    Subaru Recalls 2019 Models for Engine Valve Separation Risk

    Subaru is recalling 51,613 2019 Crosstrek, Forester, and Ascent vehicles because a PCV valve can separate, causing loss of power and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU CROSSTREK, ASCENT, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V065000·2019-02-06

    Subaru Recalls 2019 Forester and Crosstrek for Steering Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2019 Forester and Crosstrek vehicles because a steering connector may short circuit, causing a loss of power steering assistance.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU CROSSTREK, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V263000·2021-04-15

    Subaru Recalls Crosstrek and Forester for Rear Stabilizer Bolt Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2018-2019 Crosstrek and 2019 Forester vehicles because rear stabilizer bracket bolts may loosen and detach, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU CROSSTREK, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE19009 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2019 · visibility 387 complaints, median 9,000 mi
  • 2020 · visibility 287 complaints, median 7,000 mi
  • 2018 · visibility 146 complaints, median 20,000 mi
  • 2019 · electrical 117 complaints, median 14,000 mi
    Includes 7 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2017 · visibility 106 complaints, median 35,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,465 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2025: 3.6/5 · 90 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 29 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
  • 2023: 3.9/5 · 73 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2022: 3.8/5 · 97 complaints · most complained-of: visibility

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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