2015 Subaru Forester: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Subaru Forester. The newest campaign is 19V701000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Oct 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification. NHTSA has 234 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V701000, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the ODS sensor mat harness, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2020. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUM-98.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 1,687,999 units in total.
19V701000Received . 366,282 units.
Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may loosen.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the ODS sensor mat harness, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2020. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUM-98.
Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WUM-98. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
19V149000Received . 1,303,530 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX sedans (including STI), and 2013-2017 Crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also preventing keyless ignition vehicles from starting and CVT/automatic transmissions from being able to be shifted out of Park.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.
Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WUE-90. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V162000Received . 18,187 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Gasoline / Turbo/Supercharger
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 WRX vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 21, 2015, and Forester 2.0XT vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 20, 2015. The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the turbocharger air intake duct, and replace it as necessary, free of charge, depending on the lot number found on the duct. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTA-62.
Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WTA-62. 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
234 complaints, 362 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.
- 2015 Subaru Forester
- All 2015 vehicles
| Component | 2015 Forester | All 2015 vehicles | Forester, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 174 | 126.5 | 95.4 | 63 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 113.3 | 44.4 | 98.5 | 41 |
| Power Train | 105 | 133.3 | 90.2 | 38 |
| Electrical System | 102.2 | 110.4 | 51.6 | 37 |
| Unknown or Other | 96.7 | 109.1 | 52.5 | 35 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 69.1 | 41 | 53.4 | 25 |
| Service Brakes | 66.3 | 73.4 | 38 | 24 |
| Air Bags | 47 | 59.9 | 111.8 | 17 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 33.1 | 24.3 | 21.6 | 12 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 33.1 | 23.7 | 12 | 12 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 25.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 30
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 14
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 15 May 2019
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 2015 Subaru ForesterThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 Subaru Forester: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/forester/2015/. 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
- 15 May 2019
- 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 2015 Subaru Forester?
- 1,687,999 units in 3 campaigns. 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. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Subaru Forester name most often?
- Engine: 63 of 362 component mentions, or 174 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 126.5 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Subaru Forester open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.