NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Subaru WRX Recalls
The 2009 Subaru WRX has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Subaru WRX. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 41
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 Subaru WRX, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2009 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 2004–2006, 2008, 2010–2014 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 2004–2006, 2008, 2010–2014 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 2004–2006, 2008, 2010–2014 WRX, 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, 2010–2014 WRX, 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, 2010–2014 WRX, 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 2010–2013 WRX, 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 WRX, 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
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 14V830000
- Reported
- December 31, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,064
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008, 2010–2014 WRX, 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, 2010–2014 WRX, 5 other models
2009 Subaru WRX complaints by year
NHTSA has received 41 owner complaints about the 2009 Subaru WRX, the newest on November 22, 2018.
In complaints about the 2009 Subaru WRX, the component group named most often is the power train (80%), followed by the structure (32%) and the service brakes (27%).
None of the 2009 Subaru WRX's 10 recalls concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Subaru WRX owners gave the mileage (40 complaints), the median was 70,654 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train33
- Structure13
- Service Brakes11
- Engine4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Vehicle Speed Control3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2009 Subaru WRX peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 14. 0% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 41 complaints about the 2009 Subaru WRX are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru WRX by model year
Other 2009 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted