2015 Subaru Forester · symptom sheet
Takata airbag inflator recall
- 38owner reports
- 98,000median miles
- $1,425median quote
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Jul 1, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
38 of the 99 reports of airbag on the 2015 Forester describe Takata airbag recall.
Part of Airbag warning light or recall (99 reports) · also: passenger airbag sensor faults, airbag light on
Tick what matches of 38 reports
Takata airbag recall on other Forester years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside airbag problems for complaints about inflator recalls, Takata's above all. Many owners here aren't describing a failure they've seen. They're describing a recall notice, a dealer who doesn't have the part, and the question of whether the car is safe to drive in the meantime.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the airbags covers the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may loosen.
All 3 recalls on the 2015 Subaru Forester, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the Forester
Occupant detection system (ods) failure. Closed jan 22, 2020, led to recall 19V-701.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
10 of the 38 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,000 to $1,500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 40,125 and 127,684 miles, from the 12 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Airbag light intermittently turns on to indicate that airbag may not deploy even if there is someone in the passenger seat. This is a known safety issue with a recall in 2019 but for some reason is affecting a much larger set of vehicles than in the recall, including mine.”
Filed Oct 14, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 38 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 79 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 66 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 35 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 27 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 25 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 25 reports