Subaru Forester 2010 Air Bag Recall: Explosion Risk
Subaru is recalling 2010 Foresters with potentially explosive air bag inflators that could cause serious injury or death during deployment. Owners must have the inflator replaced free of charge.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Subaru is recalling 2010 Foresters due to a risk that the passenger air bag inflator could explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death. Affected vehicles need the inflator replaced at no cost. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1253713-subaru-forester-2010-air-bag-recall-explosion-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1253713-subaru-forester-2010-air-bag-recall-explosion-risk · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #18V013000
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“Subaru Forester 2010 Air Bag Recall: Explosion Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1253713-subaru-forester-2010-air-bag-recall-explosion-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #18V013000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=18V013000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes. This explosion could send sharp metal fragments toward occupants, causing serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2010 Subaru Foresters are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles are at risk if the air bag inflator explodes during a crash.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2010 Subaru Forester has a passenger air bag inflator that was installed as original equipment or replacement equipment. The recall covers vehicles sold in specific U.S. states between 2009 and 2010.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Subaru Customer Service
Call 1-800-782-2783 to confirm your vehicle is affected and schedule a free inflator replacement.
Get Inflator Replacement
Subaru dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator at no cost once the recall is confirmed.
What NHTSA says to do
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-18.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 7 months.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #18V013000 (September 1, 2018)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.