NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Subaru Baja Recalls
The 2003 Subaru Baja has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Subaru Baja. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 38
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2003 Subaru Baja, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2003 Subaru Baja
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V001000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 258,813
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Baja, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V002000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Baja, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V003000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Baja, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V358000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 302,127
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Baja, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V359000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 146,010
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2006 Baja, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V361000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,940
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Baja, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V323000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 432,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Baja, 4 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V763000
- Reported
- December 1, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,175
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Baja, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 02V282000
- Reported
- October 30, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 172,564
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 02V240000
- Reported
- September 13, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 555
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2003 Subaru Baja complaints by year
NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2003 Subaru Baja, the newest on July 1, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (13%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Subaru Baja, the component group named most often is the power train (18%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (13%).
1 of the 2003 Subaru Baja's 10 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2003 Subaru Baja owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 17,750 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train7
- Air Bags5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Electrical System3
- Steering3
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Subaru Baja peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 8. 37% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
The 38 complaints about the 2003 Subaru Baja are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Baja by model year
Other 2003 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: July 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted