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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Subaru Tribeca Recalls

The 2013 Subaru Tribeca has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2019.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Subaru Tribeca. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
6

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Subaru Tribeca, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

6 recalls on the 2013 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 2010–2012 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 2010–2012 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 2010–2012 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 2009–2012 Tribeca, 5 other models

18V012000: 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 2006–2012 Tribeca

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

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
13V336000
Reported
August 1, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 202
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

13V336000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Subaru Tribeca complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2013 Subaru Tribeca, the newest on May 17, 2026.

In complaints about the 2013 Subaru Tribeca, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the engine (33%) and the power train (33%).

4 of the 2013 Subaru Tribeca's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags1
  • Engine1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Subaru Tribeca received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20191
20261

Complaints about the 2013 Subaru Tribeca peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2013 Subaru Tribeca are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Tribeca by model year

Other 2013 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: May 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted