11025789
Date: 2025-11-20. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
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2001 Subaru Forester problems
NHTSA lists 139 complaints for the 2001 Subaru Forester, 31 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 20 complaints mention an injury, with 24 injuries and 3 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as SUBARU FORESTER.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 139
- With crash
- 31
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 20
- Injuries
- 24
- Deaths
- 3
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 111
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The required sales year is missing.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 29 | 20.9% |
| POWER TRAIN | 23 | 16.5% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 16 | 11.5% |
| SUSPENSION | 15 | 10.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 13 | 9.4% |
| AIR BAGS | 12 | 8.6% |
| WHEELS | 7 | 5.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 6 | 4.3% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 6 | 4.3% |
| SEAT BELTS | 5 | 3.6% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ENGINE | 11 |
| AIR BAGS | FRONTAL | 10 |
| POWER TRAIN | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 9 |
| SUSPENSION | REAR | 9 |
| POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HEADLIGHTS | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | FRONT | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN | DRIVELINE | 3 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
111 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 44 |
| EQUIPMENT | 23 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 16 |
| POWER TRAIN | 12 |
| ENGINE | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 7 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
11025796
Date: 2025-11-20. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Subaru service article locator.
11024867
Date: 2025-10-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information on the load carrying capacity reduced label when a port-installed or retailer-installed accessory exeeds 1.5 percent of the GVWR or 100 pounds, which ever is lower.
11024859
Date: 2025-10-28. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
11024863
Date: 2025-10-28. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Subaru tech tips newsletter article locator.
11024869
Date: 2025-10-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This Service Information Bulletin outlines a systematic procedure for diagnosing parasitic draw (dark/standby current) in vehicles experiencing battery drain when the ignition is off, leading to no-start conditions or frequent jump-starts.
11024857
Date: 2025-10-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This Bulletin provides details on a new formal testing, charging, and tracking procedure for all 12-volt batteries in new vehicle inventory.
11024858
Date: 2025-10-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This Bulletin outlines a comprehensive update to the dark current/parasitic draw diagnosis & testing procedures.
11023524
Date: 2025-09-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin addresses cases when attempting to complete the STARLINK Telematics subscription process, an Error Code 202 and / or 204 may occur preventing the process from completing successfully.
11023505
Date: 2025-09-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin announces the new procedure and Warranty Fail Code for FirstTime air conditioning (A/C) performance concerns possibly resulting from an undetected A/C refrigerant leak.
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| FORESTER | 139 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 Forester: 75 complaints
- 2001 Forester (current year): 139 complaints
- 2002 Forester: 88 complaints
- 2003 Forester: 189 complaints
- 2004 Forester: 219 complaints
- 2005 Forester: 93 complaints
- 2006 Forester: 88 complaints
- 2007 Forester: 74 complaints
- 2008 Forester: 50 complaints
- 2009 Forester: 178 complaints
- 2010 Forester: 262 complaints
- 2011 Forester: 147 complaints
- 2012 Forester: 105 complaints
- 2013 Forester: 77 complaints
- 2014 Forester: 403 complaints
- 2015 Forester: 614 complaints
- 2016 Forester: 415 complaints
- 2017 Forester: 587 complaints
- 2018 Forester: 498 complaints
- 2019 Forester: 833 complaints
- 2020 Forester: 601 complaints
- 2021 Forester: 208 complaints
- 2022 Forester: 98 complaints
- 2023 Forester: 74 complaints
- 2024 Forester: 29 complaints
- 2025 Forester: 95 complaints
- 2026 Forester: 24 complaints
Other Subaru models, 2001
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