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Year · Make · Model

2026 Subaru Forester

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
4
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
33
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

Consumer complaints

4 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
    1
  • FUEL/PROPULSION System
    1
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Automatic Emergency Braking
    1
  • Forward Collision AVOIDANCE: Warnings
    1
  • Power Train
    1
  • Electrical System
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
25V889000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS2025-12-18

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2026 Forester vehicles. These vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect and/or incorrectly oriented rear hatch support bracket which can detach without prior warning.

RiskA rear hatch support bracket that detaches can allow the rear hatch to fall unexpectedly during use and increase the risk of injury.

FixDealers will inspect the rear hatch support brackets and, if necessary, replace the stay and support bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 29, 2026. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRG-25. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 20, 2025.

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