NHTSA Safety Recalls
Subaru Tribeca Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 17 recall campaigns for the Subaru Tribeca, across 8 model years from 2006 to 2013. The 2010 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (6).
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 17
- Most recalls
- 2010
- Owner complaints
- 41
2006–2013, with a recall
10 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 41 complaints with NHTSA about the Subaru Tribeca across 7 model years; the most, 14, concern the 2008.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the Subaru Tribeca complaints (7%) and a fire on 2.
Across all Subaru Tribeca model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 15 complaints), then the structure (5).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Subaru Tribeca in 2017: 10, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Subaru Tribeca is air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module, in 43 model-year listings.
The newest Subaru Tribeca recall, 19V297000, was reported on April 11, 2019 and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch.
Subaru Tribeca years to avoid
Too few Subaru Tribeca model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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 Tribeca years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Subaru Tribeca
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE43
- STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD8
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH3
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)2
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
Subaru Tribeca model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Subaru Tribeca recall campaign (17)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V297000April 11, 2019 | electrical system: ignition: switch | 2006–2008 | crash and injury | 511 |
| 19V007000January 9, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2013 | injury and death | 43,394 |
| 19V008000January 9, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2013 | injury and death | 330,120 |
| 19V009000January 9, 2019 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010–2013 | injury and death | 452,630 |
| 18V012000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2013 | injury and death | 64,179 |
| 18V013000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009–2010 | injury and death | 93,209 |
| 18V014000January 9, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2009 | injury and death | 72,150 |
| 17V026000January 11, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2009 | injury and death | 69,529 |
| 17V014000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2012 | injury and death | 53,480 |
| 17V016000January 10, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2008 | injury and death | 62,764 |
| 16V358000May 25, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2011 | injury and death | 302,127 |
| 16V359000May 25, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2006–2008 | injury and death | 146,010 |
| 16V060000February 3, 2016 | structure: body: hood | 2006–2013 | crash | 77,017 |
| 13V336000August 1, 2013 | power train: automatic transmission | 2013 | crash | 202 |
| 12V602000December 26, 2012 | exterior lighting | 2006–2012 | fire | 633,842 |
| 10V108000March 18, 2010 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2010 | crash | 1,585 |
| 08V645000December 9, 2008 | electronic stability control (esc) | 2008–2009 | crash | 5,130 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Subaru Tribeca. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted