NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Subaru Forester Recalls
The 2019 Subaru Forester has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 15, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Subaru Forester. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 834
- Crashes reported
- 37
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Subaru Forester, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2019 Subaru Forester
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V263000
- Reported
- April 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 408,271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 19V856000
- Reported
- December 2, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51,613
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V065000
- Reported
- February 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,417
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2019 Subaru Forester complaints by year
NHTSA has received 834 owner complaints about the 2019 Subaru Forester, the newest on October 11, 2026. Of these, 37 describe a crash (4%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2019 Subaru Forester, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (44%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the engine (13%).
None of the 2019 Subaru Forester's 3 recalls concerns the visibility/wiper.
Where 2019 Subaru Forester owners gave the mileage (468 complaints), the median was 8,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility/Wiper370
- Unknown Or Other144
- Electrical System134
- Engine106
- Forward Collision Avoidance43
- Power Train38
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 185 | |
| 2020 | 203 | |
| 2021 | 136 | |
| 2022 | 116 | |
| 2023 | 96 | |
| 2024 | 52 | |
| 2025 | 32 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2019 Subaru Forester peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 203. 77% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Subaru Forester drew 9.2× the complaints of the median Subaru Forester year in the same window: 1st highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Subaru Forester years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 834 complaints about the 2019 Subaru Forester are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Forester by model year
Other 2019 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted