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Subaru Impreza · 2009

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V001000·2020-01-02

    Subaru and Saab Vehicles Recalled for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru is recalling specific 2003-2014 models and Saab 9-2X vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may explode due to humidity, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, IMPREZA, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V003000·2020-01-02

    Subaru and Saab Recall Vehicles Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru is recalling specific 2003-2014 models and Saab 9-2X vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, IMPREZA, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V002000·2020-01-02

    Subaru and Saab Recall Vehicles Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru and Saab are recalling specific model years because passenger air bag inflators may explode due to humidity, posing a risk of serious injury.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, IMPREZA, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V297000·2019-04-11

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles Due to Ignition Switch Spring Failure Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2005-2014 models because a broken spring in the ignition switch could cause the engine to turn off unexpectedly, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V013000·2018-01-09

    Subaru Recalls 2009-2010 Models for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Subaru is recalling 2009-2010 vehicles in 22 states because passenger air bag inflators may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU FORESTER, LEGACY, IMPREZA, TRIBECA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V014000·2018-01-09

    Subaru Recalls 2009 Models Due to Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Subaru is recalling 2009 Forester, Legacy, Impreza, Tribeca, WRX, and Outback vehicles because the passenger air bag inflators may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU FORESTER, LEGACY, IMPREZA, TRIBECA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V012000·2018-01-09

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles Due to Passenger Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2009-2013 models because passenger air bag inflators may explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU FORESTER, LEGACY, IMPREZA, TRIBECA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V026000·2017-01-11

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles Due to Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific model years of Baja, Impreza, Forester, Legacy, Outback, and Tribeca vehicles to replace passenger air bag inflators that may rupture in a crash.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU BAJA, IMPREZA, FORESTER, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V014000·2017-01-10

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles Due to Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2005-2012 models because front passenger air bag inflators may rupture in a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU BAJA, IMPREZA, FORESTER, LEGACY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V738000·2016-10-13

    Subaru Recalls Turbocharged Vehicles for Fire Risk from Pump Relay

    Subaru is recalling certain 2007-2014 vehicles with turbocharged engines because a failing relay may cause the air injection pump to overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU OUTBACK, LEGACY, IMPREZA, FORESTER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V358000·2016-05-25

    Subaru and Saab Recall for Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2003-2011 models and 2006 Saab 9-2x vehicles because passenger air bag inflators may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU, SAAB OUTBACK, BAJA, LEGACY, IMPREZA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V830000·2014-12-31

    Subaru Recalls Brake Line Corrosion in Impreza, WRX, and Forester Models

    Subaru is recalling specific Impreza, WRX, STI, and Forester vehicles to fix brake line corrosion that could cause fluid leaks and increased stopping distances.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU WRX, FORESTER, IMPREZA, WRX STI
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V311000·2014-06-10

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles for Brake Line Corrosion Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific 2005-2014 models due to brake line corrosion from salt water, which may cause fluid leaks and increased stopping distances.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU WRX STI, LEGACY, OUTBACK, IMPREZA
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V149000·2019-02-28

    Subaru Recalls Vehicles for Brake Light Switch Malfunction Risk

    Subaru is recalling specific Impreza, WRX, Forester, and Crosstrek models because a faulty brake light switch may prevent lights from working or the vehicle from starting.

    Product
    SUBARU — SUBARU IMPREZA, WRX, FORESTER, CROSSTREK
    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.

  • 2009Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2009; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

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

  • PE15012 Preliminary Evaluation · air bags:frontal

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2008 · powertrain 66 complaints, median 65,453 mi
  • 2013 · airbags 65 complaints, median 57,000 mi
  • 2019 · visibility 58 complaints, median 10,300 mi
  • 2020 · visibility 53 complaints, median 7,000 mi
  • 2014 · airbags 35 complaints, median 50,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,448 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2025: 4.6/5 · 5 complaints
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 31 complaints · most complained-of: visibility
  • 2023: 4.4/5 · 4 complaints
  • 2022: 4.3/5 · 12 complaints

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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