NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Subaru Tribeca Recalls
The 2009 Subaru Tribeca has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Subaru Tribeca. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 Subaru Tribeca, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2009 Subaru Tribeca
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 Tribeca, 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 Tribeca, 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 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 2006–2008, 2010–2012 Tribeca, 6 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 Tribeca, 6 other models
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 16V060000
- Reported
- February 3, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,017
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010–2013 Tribeca
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 12V602000
- Reported
- December 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 633,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008, 2010–2012 Tribeca, 3 other models
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 08V645000
- Reported
- December 9, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,130
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Tribeca
2009 Subaru Tribeca complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2009 Subaru Tribeca, the newest on February 16, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%).
In complaints about the 2009 Subaru Tribeca, the component group named most often is the service brakes (40%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (20%).
1 of the 2009 Subaru Tribeca's 9 recalls also concerns the electronic stability control (esc).
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes2
- Electrical System1
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Subaru Tribeca peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 2. 20% arrived between 2008 and 2012, 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 5 complaints about the 2009 Subaru Tribeca are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Tribeca by model year
Other 2009 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted