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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Subaru Tribeca Recalls

The 2010 Subaru Tribeca has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Subaru Tribeca. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Subaru Tribeca, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

10 recalls on the 2010 Subaru Tribeca

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 2011–2013 Tribeca, 5 other models

19V007000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2011–2013 Tribeca, 5 other models

19V008000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2011–2013 Tribeca, 5 other models

19V009000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Tribeca, 5 other models

18V012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Tribeca, 5 other models

18V013000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2009, 2011–2012 Tribeca, 6 other models

17V014000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2006–2009, 2011 Tribeca, 6 other models

16V358000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: hood

Campaign
16V060000
Reported
February 3, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 77,017
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2006–2009, 2011–2013 Tribeca

16V060000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
12V602000
Reported
December 26, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 633,842
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2006–2009, 2011–2012 Tribeca, 3 other models

12V602000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch

Campaign
10V108000
Reported
March 18, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 1,585
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2010 Subaru Tribeca

10V108000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Subaru Tribeca complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2010 Subaru Tribeca, the newest on February 16, 2017.

In complaints about the 2010 Subaru Tribeca, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the power train (25%) and the structure (25%).

1 of the 2010 Subaru Tribeca's 10 recalls also concerns the structure.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Power Train1
  • Structure1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Subaru Tribeca received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20102
20151
20171

Complaints about the 2010 Subaru Tribeca peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2009 and 2013, 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 4 complaints about the 2010 Subaru Tribeca are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Tribeca by model year

Other 2010 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: January 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted