NHTSA Safety Recalls
Subaru Baja Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 16 recall campaigns for the Subaru Baja, across 4 model years from 2003 to 2006. The 2005 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2006 (10).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 16
- Most recalls
- 2005
- Owner complaints
- 117
2003–2006, with a recall
11 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 117 complaints with NHTSA about the Subaru Baja across 4 model years; the most, 38, concern the 2003.
Owners marked a crash on 10 of the Subaru Baja complaints (9%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Subaru Baja model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 17 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (12).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Subaru Baja in 2016: 16, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Subaru Baja is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 30 model-year listings.
The newest Subaru Baja recall, 20V001000, was reported on January 2, 2020 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Subaru Baja years to avoid
Too few Subaru Baja model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Subaru Baja years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Subaru Baja
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE30
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP5
- AIR BAGS3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
Subaru Baja model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Subaru Baja recall campaign (16)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V001000January 2, 2020 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2006 | injury and death | 258,813 |
| 20V002000January 2, 2020 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2006 | injury and death | 127,547 |
| 20V003000January 2, 2020 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2006 | injury and death | 111,562 |
| 17V026000January 11, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2006 | injury and death | 69,529 |
| 17V014000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2006 | injury and death | 53,480 |
| 17V016000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2006 | injury and death | 62,764 |
| 16V358000May 25, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2006 | injury and death | 302,127 |
| 16V359000May 25, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2006 | injury and death | 146,010 |
| 16V361000May 25, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2004 | injury and death | 62,940 |
| 15V323000May 28, 2015 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003–2004 | crash, injury and death | 432,016 |
| 14V763000December 1, 2014 | air bags | 2003–2005 | crash, injury and death | 4,175 |
| 09V277000July 17, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2005–2006 | fire | 15,761 |
| 04V473000October 1, 2004 | engine and engine cooling | 2004 | fire | 26 |
| 02V282000October 30, 2002 | power train: automatic transmission | 2003 | crash | 172,564 |
| 02V240000September 13, 2002 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2003 | — | 555 |
| 13E065000 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2004–2006 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Subaru Baja. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted