NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Subaru Outback Recalls
The 2009 Subaru Outback has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Subaru Outback. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 106
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Subaru Outback, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2009 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 2003–2008, 2010–2014 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 2003–2008, 2010–2014 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 2003–2008, 2010–2014 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 2005–2008, 2010–2014 Outback, 5 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 2010–2013 Outback, 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 Outback, 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 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 2010–2012 Outback, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 16V738000
- Reported
- October 13, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100,127
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2008 Outback, 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 2003–2004, 2010–2011 Outback, 6 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 2005–2008 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 2005–2008 Outback, 1 other model
2009 Subaru Outback complaints by year
NHTSA has received 106 owner complaints about the 2009 Subaru Outback, the newest on August 17, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Subaru Outback, the component group named most often is the air bags (28%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the engine (14%).
9 of the 2009 Subaru Outback's 13 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Subaru Outback owners gave the mileage (78 complaints), the median was 70,198 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags30
- Electrical System23
- Engine15
- Exterior Lighting10
- Power Train8
- Visibility/Wiper8
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2009 Subaru Outback peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 19. 17% 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 Outback drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Subaru Outback year in the same window: 20th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 106 complaints about the 2009 Subaru Outback are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Outback by model year
Other 2009 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: August 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted