NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2006 Subaru WRX has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2006 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Subaru WRX
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 2004–2005, 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 2004–2005, 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 2004–2005, 2008–2014 WRX, 6 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005 WRX, 12 other models
2006 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2006 Subaru WRX, the newest on April 2, 2019. Owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2006 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (21%).
None of the 2006 Subaru WRX's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2006 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 66,870 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Engine2
- Fuel System, Gasoline1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Subaru WRX peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 4. 43% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2006 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2006 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted