NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Subaru Tribeca Recalls
The 2006 Subaru Tribeca has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 11, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Subaru Tribeca. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 9
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Subaru Tribeca, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2006 Subaru Tribeca
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 19V297000
- Reported
- April 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Tribeca, 5 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 2007–2009 Tribeca, 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 2007–2012 Tribeca, 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 2007–2008 Tribeca, 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 2007–2011 Tribeca, 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 2007–2008 Tribeca, 5 other models
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 16V060000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,017
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2013 Tribeca
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 12V602000
- Reported
- December 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 633,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2012 Tribeca, 3 other models
2006 Subaru Tribeca complaints by year
NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2006 Subaru Tribeca, the newest on August 24, 2017. Of these, 2 describe a crash (22%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Subaru Tribeca, the component group named most often is the air bags (56%), followed by the exterior lighting (22%) and the latches/locks/linkages (22%).
5 of the 2006 Subaru Tribeca's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags5
- Exterior Lighting2
- Latches/Locks/Linkages2
- Seat Belts1
- Structure1
- Visibility/Wiper1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Subaru Tribeca peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 9 complaints about the 2006 Subaru Tribeca are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Tribeca by model year
Other 2006 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: April 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted