NHTSA lists 95 complaints for the 2025 Subaru Forester, 11 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 6 complaints mention an injury, with 6 injuries and 1 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as SUBARU FORESTER.
At a glance
Complaints
95
With crash
11
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
6
Injuries
6
Deaths
1
Recalls
3
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
541,237
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
188
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
20.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
13.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER
13
13.7%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
11
11.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
8.4%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
8
8.4%
VISIBILITY
7
7.4%
SERVICE BRAKES
5
5.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
5.3%
AIR BAGS
4
4.2%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
8
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
WARNINGS
5
VISIBILITY
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
5
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
4
BACK OVER PREVENTION
WARNINGS
3
BACK OVER PREVENTION
REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
2
BACK OVER PREVENTION
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM BRAKING
1
LANE DEPARTURE
ASSIST
1
STRUCTURE
BODY
1
VISIBILITY
WINDSHIELD
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
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.
Defect: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid, 2025-2026 Forester Hybrid, Forester, and 2019-2026 Ascent vehicles. These vehicles were manufactured with an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) on the certification label. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 110, "Tire selection and rims."
Consequence: An incorrect GAWR label may lead to an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will mail a new certification label to owners, free of charge. Owners may also choose to have a dealer install the new label, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed August 27, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRH-26.
Defect: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2025 Forester vehicles. The child seat anchor bolts may have been improperly tightened, allowing the bolts to come loose.
Consequence: A loose child seat anchor bolt increases the risk of injury to a child during a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the child seat anchor bolts and, if necessary, tighten the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 15, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRC-25.
Defect: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2025 Forester vehicles equipped with 18" aluminum alloy wheels. The wheels may have been manufactured with an incorrectly specified lug seat surface, which can result in the wheel being improperly attached and cause a loss of vehicle stability.
Consequence: A loss of vehicle stability increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the wheels, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 28, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRB-25.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
188 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
116
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
38
ENGINE
23
POWER TRAIN
10
SEATS
9
STRUCTURE
9
SERVICE BRAKES
7
SEAT BELTS
5
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.
11037944
Date: 2026-09-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
This bulletin announces the repair procedures to be followed when encountering cases of excessive gap reported between the left and right rear D-pillar and headliner.
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.
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.
11037923
Date: 2026-09-04. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This announcement provides an update to the WRH-26 certification label recall.
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.