1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2023 Subaru Forester. Owners have filed 74 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 2023 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 74 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Subaru Forester, reporting 8 crashes, 4 fires, 6 injuries. Subaru has issued at least 259 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 74 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Subaru Forester. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Vehicle caught fire after oil change. Oil leaked from engine onto catalytic converter and causes catastrophic engine fire”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11743185
“Vehicle had just received an oil change at the dealership and the car caught fire. Oil leaked onto the catalytic converter and ignited. Car was a total loss. After my own review, there are several instances of this happening and many customers have experienced similar fires.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11698669
“Currently suspected that the vehicle battery was installed incorrectly during assembly. Engine fire started at the battery wiring and vehicle was a total liss”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11657516
“I was driving on a two lane highway in the mountains and came around a small right-veering turn in the road.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11625984
“The contact owns a 2023 Subaru Forester. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle accelerated unintendedly and the RPMs were significantly high. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11600803
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2023 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.