1999 Subaru Forester: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1999 Subaru Forester. The campaign is 99V040000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Mar 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder. NHTSA has 124 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 99V040000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 221,987 units in total.
99V040000Received . 221,987 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Master Cylinder
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles equipped with anti-lock braking system (ABS). (the 1999 2.2 liter legacy vehicles are excluded). In extremely cold weather, the brake pedal goes to the floor and the vehicle stopping distance is increased.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition causes the vehicle stopping distance to be increased, possibly resulting in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder.
Report filed by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number WXQ-74. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
124 complaints, 148 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1999 Subaru Forester
- All 1999 vehicles
| Component | 1999 Forester | All 1999 vehicles | Forester, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 223 | 96.5 | 167.8 | 33 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 175.7 | 130.7 | 150.3 | 26 |
| Suspension | 175.7 | 89.9 | 94.8 | 26 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 128.4 | 142.3 | 86.1 | 19 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 40.5 | 42.7 | 129.6 | 6 |
| Tires | 40.5 | 52 | 42.5 | 6 |
| Seat Belts | 33.8 | 19.9 | 18.5 | 5 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 33.8 | 28.3 | 55.6 | 5 |
| Wheels | 27 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 4 |
| Electrical System | 27 | 79.2 | 29.4 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 5
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Aug 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE99020 | Preliminary evaluation | SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE SEPARATION | Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage | 5 Mar 1999 | 26 Mar 1999 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1999 Subaru ForesterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Subaru Forester: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/forester/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Subaru Forester?
- 221,987 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Subaru Forester have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 43 recall campaigns for the Subaru Forester, model years 1998 to 2026. 1 of them names the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Subaru Forester name most often?
- Power Train: 33 of 148 component mentions, or 223 per 1,000. For all 1999 vehicles the figure is 96.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Subaru Forester open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.