2021 Subaru Forester

Safety profile for the 2021 Subaru Forester. Recall, complaint, and investigation data from NHTSA.

Recalls
1
Complaints
271
Investigations
0
Vehicle Type
Unknown
Make
Subaru
Model
Forester
Year
2021
Vehicle Type
Manufacturer ID

Recall Campaigns

1 recall affecting the 2021 Subaru Forester

Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls
Recalls
Campaign #ComponentSummaryReport DateAffected
23V755000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCHSubaru of America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2021 Crosstrek, 2022 Forester, 2021-2023 Legacy, and Outback veh…Nov 9, 202395,830

NHTSA Complaints

50 complaints for the 2021 Subaru Forester

Complaints

nhtsa-complaints
Complaints
Complaint IDComponentSummaryDate ReceivedCrashFire
2193050ENGINEENGINEApr 2, 2026NoNo
2192577UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERApr 1, 2026NoNo
2192575ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMApr 1, 2026NoNo
2192576ENGINEENGINEApr 1, 2026NoNo
2185638POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINMar 12, 2026YesNo
2185639ENGINEENGINEMar 12, 2026YesNo
2172205ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMFeb 1, 2026NoNo
2172207ENGINEENGINEFeb 1, 2026NoNo
2172206SEATSSEATSFeb 1, 2026NoNo
2170126ENGINEENGINEJan 26, 2026NoNo
2154381UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERDec 5, 2025NoNo
2154047UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERDec 4, 2025NoNo
2154046FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGSFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGSDec 4, 2025NoNo
2147414ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMNov 10, 2025NoNo
2147415VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLNov 10, 2025NoNo
2147416UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERNov 10, 2025NoNo
2144868ENGINEENGINEOct 31, 2025NoNo
2144869ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMOct 31, 2025NoNo
2144205SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONOct 29, 2025NoNo
2142852ENGINEENGINEOct 24, 2025NoNo
2132667VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLSep 22, 2025NoNo
2132261LANE DEPARTURE: ASSISTLANE DEPARTURE: ASSISTSep 20, 2025NoNo
2126959ENGINEENGINESep 4, 2025NoNo
2126958ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMSep 4, 2025NoNo
2126957STEERINGSTEERINGSep 4, 2025NoNo
2122364FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGAug 20, 2025NoYes
2122362UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERAug 20, 2025NoYes
2122363ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMAug 20, 2025NoYes
2120363POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINAug 13, 2025NoNo
2119805FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGSFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGSAug 12, 2025NoNo
2119803SERVICE BRAKESSERVICE BRAKESAug 12, 2025NoNo
2119804FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGAug 12, 2025NoNo
2119823ENGINEENGINEAug 12, 2025NoNo
2119830FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGAug 12, 2025NoNo
2119824FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMAug 12, 2025NoNo
2117907UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERAug 6, 2025NoNo
2116123ENGINEENGINEJul 31, 2025NoNo
2112030POWER TRAINPOWER TRAINJul 20, 2025NoNo
2109347SUSPENSIONSUSPENSIONJul 12, 2025NoNo
2109350SERVICE BRAKESSERVICE BRAKESJul 12, 2025NoNo
2109355VISIBILITY/WIPERVISIBILITY/WIPERJul 12, 2025NoNo
2108644LANE DEPARTURE: ASSISTLANE DEPARTURE: ASSISTJul 10, 2025YesNo
2108643LANE DEPARTURE: WARNINGLANE DEPARTURE: WARNINGJul 10, 2025YesNo
2108487AIR BAGSAIR BAGSJul 10, 2025YesNo
2108642STEERINGSTEERINGJul 10, 2025YesNo
2104616ELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICAL SYSTEMJun 27, 2025NoNo
2104615UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERJun 27, 2025NoNo
2104617ENGINEENGINEJun 27, 2025NoNo
2102012UNKNOWN OR OTHERUNKNOWN OR OTHERJun 19, 2025NoNo
2102011VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE SPEED CONTROLJun 19, 2025NoNo

Data sources & freshness

NHTSA Model Year Database
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Unknown freshness
NHTSA Complaint Database
Unknown freshness