2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2014 Subaru Forester. Owners have filed 403 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Subaru dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2014 Subaru Forester. Check your Forester by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 403 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Subaru Forester, reporting 48 crashes, 3 fires, 28 injuries. Subaru has issued at least 637 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 403 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Subaru Forester. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Unintended acceleration while parking /braking in front of a Verizon store leading to crash into store”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11726163
“I was driving my 2014 Subaru Forester (about 148,000 miles) behind a minivan at a safe distance and speed. Without warning, my vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. Despite applying the brakes, shifting into low gear, and using the emergency brake, I was unable to slow it down.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11700275
“The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would independently accelerate without warning. Due to the failure, the contact stated that they had hit a building while attempting to park in a parking space.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11673628
“The contact owned a 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, a vehicle coming from oncoming traffic was attempting to make a left, causing the contact to crash into that oncoming vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11656114
“While I was driving to work, with Cruise control set at 65, I hit a deer head on. All airbags deployed and engine ceased and I was able to brake car to a stop on the shoulder of the road.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11651125
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2014 Subaru Forester is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Subaru dealer.