NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Subaru Outback Recalls
The 2010 Subaru Outback has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Subaru Outback. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 360
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Subaru Outback, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2010 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 2003–2009, 2011–2014 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 2003–2009, 2011–2014 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 2003–2009, 2011–2014 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 2005–2009, 2011–2014 Outback, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V007000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Outback, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V008000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Outback, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V009000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 452,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Outback, 5 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 18V626000
- Reported
- September 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,175
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Outback, 1 other model
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 2009, 2011–2013 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 2009 Outback, 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 2009, 2011–2012 Outback, 6 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 16V694000
- Reported
- September 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 592,647
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Outback, 1 other model
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, 2009, 2011 Outback, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V061000
- Reported
- February 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,419
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Outback, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 12V602000
- Reported
- December 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 633,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Outback, 3 other models
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 10V326000
- Reported
- July 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 809
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Outback, 1 other model
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 10V283000
- Reported
- June 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 73,698
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: hoses/lines/piping/fittings
- Campaign
- 10V196000
- Reported
- May 7, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,443
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2010 Subaru Outback complaints by year
NHTSA has received 360 owner complaints about the 2010 Subaru Outback, the newest on July 28, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Subaru Outback, the component group named most often is the power train (26%), followed by the air bags (12%) and the engine (12%).
1 of the 2010 Subaru Outback's 18 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2010 Subaru Outback owners gave the mileage (278 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train94
- Air Bags44
- Engine44
- Steering41
- Exterior Lighting35
- Service Brakes35
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 36 | |
| 2017 | 46 | |
| 2018 | 31 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 21 | |
| 2021 | 14 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Subaru Outback peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 73. 34% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Subaru Outback drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Subaru Outback year in the same window: 10th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 360 complaints about the 2010 Subaru Outback are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Outback by model year
Other 2010 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: July 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted