NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Subaru Impreza Recalls
The 2009 Subaru Impreza has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Subaru Impreza. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 104
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Subaru Impreza, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2009 Subaru Impreza
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 2004–2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 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 2004–2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 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 2004–2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 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 2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 5 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 19V149000
- Reported
- February 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,303,530
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2016 Impreza, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V012000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,179
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 Impreza, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V013000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,209
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Impreza, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V014000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 72,150
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 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 2006–2008 Impreza, 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 2006–2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 16V738000
- Reported
- October 13, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,127
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2014 Impreza, 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 2006–2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 14V830000
- Reported
- December 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 3 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 2008, 2010–2011 Impreza, 5 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 09E011000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Impreza, 6 other models
2009 Subaru Impreza complaints by year
NHTSA has received 104 owner complaints about the 2009 Subaru Impreza, the newest on September 30, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Subaru Impreza, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the structure (21%) and the service brakes (13%).
None of the 2009 Subaru Impreza's 15 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Subaru Impreza owners gave the mileage (81 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train30
- Structure22
- Service Brakes14
- Engine13
- Air Bags12
- Vehicle Speed Control9
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 11 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Subaru Impreza peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 11. 27% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Subaru Impreza drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Subaru Impreza year in the same window: 8th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 104 complaints about the 2009 Subaru Impreza are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Impreza by model year
Other 2009 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted