11037943
Date: 2026-10-05. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This announcement provides information on a new software update for the Midtronics Dss and DCA machines.
2021 Subaru Forester problems
NHTSA lists 208 complaints for the 2021 Subaru Forester, 16 of them mention a crash and 5 mention a fire. 5 complaints mention an injury, with 8 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as SUBARU FORESTER.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 208
- With crash
- 16
- With fire
- 5
- With injury (complaints)
- 5
- Injuries
- 8
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 371
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 76 | 36.5% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 41 | 19.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 33 | 15.9% |
| ENGINE | 33 | 15.9% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 17 | 8.2% |
| POWER TRAIN | 14 | 6.7% |
| VISIBILITY | 14 | 6.7% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 12 | 5.8% |
| LANE DEPARTURE | 8 | 3.8% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 7 | 3.4% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 13 |
| VISIBILITY | WINDSHIELD | 13 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | WARNINGS | 7 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 4 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | WARNING | 3 |
| STRUCTURE | BODY | 3 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| LANE DEPARTURE | ASSIST | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING | 1 |
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| structural or corrosion | 53 | 25.5% | 0.45 |
| mechanical failure | 43 | 20.7% | 0.68 |
| loss of control | 42 | 20.2% | 0.85 |
| electrical electronic | 36 | 17.3% | 0.87 |
| visibility or lighting | 25 | 12.0% | 0.53 |
| fire or overheating | 5 | 2.4% | 0.96 |
| unclear | 2 | 1.0% | 1.00 |
| noise or comfort | 1 | 0.5% | 0.76 |
| restraint or airbag | 1 | 0.5% | 1.00 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 113 | 54.3% | 0.81 |
| low | 71 | 34.1% | 0.74 |
| high | 18 | 8.7% | 0.93 |
| critical | 4 | 1.9% | 0.87 |
| none | 2 | 1.0% | 0.99 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 208 tagged complaints of 208 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
See new recalls and investigations this week.
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
371 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 218 |
| EQUIPMENT | 123 |
| ENGINE | 38 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 36 |
| POWER TRAIN | 35 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 30 |
| STRUCTURE | 16 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 15 |
11037942
Date: 2026-09-28. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN.
This announcement provides information on an enhancement of the TechShare CVT diagnostic assitance application.
11037938
Date: 2026-09-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
"This Bulletin announces additional troubleshooting steps for the following DTCs: DTC C1956: RH Actuator Circuit DTC C1957: LH Actuator Circuit"
11037940
Date: 2026-09-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides paint code information for 2027 model year vehicles.
11037930
Date: 2026-09-15. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This announcement provides an update to all 2027 model year Subaru warranty coverages for wear items and adjustments.
11037927
Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This bulletin has been developed to outline the steps for gathering basic but essential information during diagnosis of Infotainment concerns. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
11037928
Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
In the interest of customer satisfaction, Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is extending the New Car Limited Warranty coverage for the CP1 & Gen 3.1 Head Unit used in the listed models and model years to (8) eight years / 150,000 miles to cover certain qualifying repairs to the infotainment audio system
11037929
Date: 2026-09-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin contains illustrations of exchange components and their manufacturer as well as a description of the proper exchange procedure. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
11037926
Date: 2026-09-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area.This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
11036824
Date: 2026-08-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE.
This bulletin announces the service procedures to be followed when encountering instances of water intrusion from the sunroof area. This is an revised version of the original bulletin.
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 | 208 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 Forester: 75 complaints
- 2001 Forester: 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 (current year): 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, 2021
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