NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Subaru Baja Recalls
The 2005 Subaru Baja has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Subaru Baja. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2005 Subaru Baja, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2005 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004, 2006 Baja, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V026000
- Reported
- January 11, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,529
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Baja, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V014000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,480
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Baja, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V016000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,764
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Baja, 3 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 2003–2004, 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 2003–2004, 2006 Baja, 5 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 2003–2004 Baja, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 09V277000
- Reported
- July 17, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,761
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006 Baja
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 13E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 Baja, 2 other models
2005 Subaru Baja complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2005 Subaru Baja, the newest on December 8, 2023. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2005 Subaru Baja, the component group named most often is the air bags (19%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (16%).
9 of the 2005 Subaru Baja's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Subaru Baja owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 95,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags7
- Fuel System, Gasoline6
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Engine5
- Structure4
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Subaru Baja peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 9. 30% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 37 complaints about the 2005 Subaru Baja are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Baja by model year
Other 2005 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: December 8, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted