NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Subaru Outback Recalls
The 2006 Subaru Outback has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Subaru Outback. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 277
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Subaru Outback, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2006 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, 2007–2014 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, 2007–2014 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, 2007–2014 Outback, 6 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 19V297000
- Reported
- April 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2014 Outback, 5 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, 2007–2008 Outback, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 14V311000
- Reported
- June 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 461,338
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2009 Outback, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 13V110000
- Reported
- March 27, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 274,402
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2009 Outback, 1 other model
2006 Subaru Outback complaints by year
NHTSA has received 277 owner complaints about the 2006 Subaru Outback, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Subaru Outback, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (35%), followed by the engine (16%) and the electrical system (15%).
1 of the 2006 Subaru Outback's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2006 Subaru Outback owners gave the mileage (223 complaints), the median was 95,333 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Vehicle Speed Control98
- Engine43
- Electrical System42
- Air Bags40
- Suspension37
- Fuel/Propulsion System29
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 16 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 39 | |
| 2015 | 27 | |
| 2016 | 39 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Subaru Outback peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 39. 12% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Subaru Outback drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Outback year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 277 complaints about the 2006 Subaru Outback are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Outback by model year
Other 2006 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted