NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Subaru Outback Recalls
The 2004 Subaru Outback has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Subaru Outback. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 90
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Subaru Outback, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2004 Subaru Outback
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, 2005–2014 Outback, 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 2003, 2005–2014 Outback, 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 2003, 2005–2014 Outback, 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 2003, 2009–2011 Outback, 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 2003 Outback, 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 2003 Outback, 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 2003, 2005–2008 Outback, 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 2003, 2005 Outback, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 04V128000
- Reported
- March 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,580
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Outback, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 03V303000
- Reported
- August 20, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,874
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 13E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Outback, 2 other models
2004 Subaru Outback complaints by year
NHTSA has received 90 owner complaints about the 2004 Subaru Outback, the newest on October 17, 2020. Of these, 9 describe a crash (10%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Subaru Outback, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the vehicle speed control (22%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
8 of the 2004 Subaru Outback's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Subaru Outback owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 67,380 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags25
- Vehicle Speed Control20
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Power Train10
- Electrical System8
- Visibility5
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Subaru Outback peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 12. 29% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Subaru Outback drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Subaru Outback year in the same window: 22nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the three best-measured Subaru Outback years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 90 complaints about the 2004 Subaru Outback are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Outback by model year
Other 2004 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 17, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted