NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2004 Subaru WRX has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 13, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 42
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2004 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 Subaru WRX
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 23V076000
- Reported
- February 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 WRX, 1 other model
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 2005–2006, 2008–2014 WRX, 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 2005–2006, 2008–2014 WRX, 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 2005–2006, 2008–2014 WRX, 6 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005–2006 WRX, 12 other models
2004 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2004 Subaru WRX, the newest on April 13, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 1 injury and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2004 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (64%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (19%) and the air bags (7%).
4 of the 2004 Subaru WRX's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (35 complaints), the median was 69,990 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline27
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Air Bags3
- Engine2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Suspension2
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Subaru WRX peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 13. 5% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
The 42 complaints about the 2004 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2004 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: February 13, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted