Subaru 2025 Forester Child Seat Recall: Loose Anchor Bolts Risk Injury
Subaru recalls 2025 Forester vehicles with potentially loose child seat anchor bolts that could increase injury risk during crashes. Owners will receive notification letters by August 15, 2025.
Use caution until it’s fixed
A loose child seat anchor bolt increases the risk of injury to a child during a crash.
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What happened, in plain English
Subaru is recalling certain 2025 Forester vehicles because child seat anchor bolts may be loose, which could cause injury during a crash. This affects vehicle owners who have installed child seats in these models. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/82120-subaru-2025-forester-child-seat-recall-loose-anchor-bolts-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/82120-subaru-2025-forester-child-seat-recall-loose-anchor-bolts-risk · Updated September 23, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V419000
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“Subaru 2025 Forester Child Seat Recall: Loose Anchor Bolts Risk Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated September 23, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/82120-subaru-2025-forester-child-seat-recall-loose-anchor-bolts-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V419000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V419000).
Why it’s dangerous
Child seat anchor bolts that are too loose can become dislodged during a crash, potentially causing the child seat to shift and injure the child. This risk is higher when the bolts were not tightened correctly during installation.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2025 Subaru Forester vehicles with child seats installed are most at risk. The recall applies to vehicles where the child seat anchor bolts were improperly tightened.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2025 Subaru Forester has child seats installed. The recall affects vehicles where the anchor bolts were improperly tightened.
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What to do — step by step
Check Child Seat Bolts
Inspect the child seat anchor bolts for looseness; if loose, contact Subaru customer service for free tightening.
Contact Subaru Customer Service
Call 1-844-373-6614 to schedule a free inspection of your child seat anchor bolts.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect the child seat anchor bolts and, if necessary, tighten the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 15, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRC-25.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters expected (expected, per the notice)
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Contact Subaru
We’ve drafted a message you can send Subaru to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V419000 — Subaru 2025 Forester Child Seat Recall: Loose Anchor Bolts Risk Injury Hello, I own a Subaru 2025 Forester Child Seat Recall: Loose Anchor Bolts Risk Injury that is covered by recall 25V419000 from Subaru. The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect the child seat anchor bolts and, if necessary, tighten the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 15, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRC-25. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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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 #25V419000 (June 19, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 23, 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.