NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Subaru Forester Recalls
The 2007 Subaru Forester has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 6, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Subaru Forester. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 74
- Crashes reported
- 13
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 Subaru Forester, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2007 Subaru Forester
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 11V464000
- Reported
- September 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 318,215
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2006, 2008 Forester, 2 other models
2007 Subaru Forester complaints by year
NHTSA has received 74 owner complaints about the 2007 Subaru Forester, the newest on September 23, 2026. Of these, 13 describe a crash (18%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Subaru Forester, the component group named most often is the suspension (16%), followed by the power train (15%) and the engine (12%).
The 2007 Subaru Forester's only recall also concerns the suspension.
Where 2007 Subaru Forester owners gave the mileage (56 complaints), the median was 56,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Suspension12
- Power Train11
- Engine9
- Vehicle Speed Control8
- Air Bags6
- Engine And Engine Cooling6
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 Subaru Forester peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 32% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Subaru Forester drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Subaru Forester year in the same window: 19th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 74 complaints about the 2007 Subaru Forester are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2007 Subaru Forester crash tests and safety technology
For the 2007 Subaru Forester, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning. Forward collision warning became standard on the Forester with the 2019 model year, 12 years after this one.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2007 Subaru Forester rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 15.9% (4 stars). That is tied for the lowest of the 20 Forester years NHTSA rated from 2004 on (15.9%–17.9%). Of 39 other 2007 SUVs with NHTSA ratings on this site, 8 (21%) had a lower rollover risk; their median was 19.1%.
Photos: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA test vehicle 2108, shown from static.nhtsa.gov. Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2007 Subaru Forester: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Subaru Forester by model year
Other 2007 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted