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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Subaru Baja Recalls

The 2004 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 2004 Subaru Baja. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
18

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2004 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 2004 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 2003, 2005–2006 Baja, 6 other models

20V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003, 2005–2006 Baja, 6 other models

20V002000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003, 2005–2006 Baja, 6 other models

20V003000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003, 2005–2006 Baja, 6 other models

16V358000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003, 2005–2006 Baja, 5 other models

16V359000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003 Baja, 2 other models

16V361000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003 Baja, 4 other models

15V323000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
14V763000
Reported
December 1, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 4,175
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2003, 2005 Baja, 2 other models

14V763000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
04V473000
Reported
October 1, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 26
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2 other models

04V473000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
13E065000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2005–2006 Baja, 2 other models

13E065000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2004 Subaru Baja complaints by year

NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2004 Subaru Baja, the newest on October 30, 2017.

In complaints about the 2004 Subaru Baja, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (33%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (22%) and the air bags (11%).

1 of the 2004 Subaru Baja's 10 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Where 2004 Subaru Baja owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline6
  • Fuel/Propulsion System4
  • Air Bags2
  • Electrical System1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Subaru Baja received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20042
20082
20092
20111
20121
20144
20151
20162
20173

Complaints about the 2004 Subaru Baja peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 11% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

The 18 complaints about the 2004 Subaru Baja are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Baja by model year

Other 2004 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted