3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Subaru Outback. Owners have filed 1,035 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 2019 Subaru Outback. Check your Outback 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 1,035 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Subaru Outback, reporting 24 crashes, 2 fires, 18 injuries. Subaru has issued at least 430 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 1,035 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Subaru Outback. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My complaint/safety issue is that while I was in my 2019 Subaru Outback, I experienced Unintentional acceleration. While waiting for the large chain-link fence at my storage unit to open, the Outback raced into the gate!”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11756599
“The driver lost control of the vehicle, possibly due to a failure involving the rear driver's-side tire. The vehicle initially made contact with the guardrail, causing moderate damage to the driver's side.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11744208
“I was involved in a car crash where another car crashed into me at an angle and hit the driver side door and part of the front and the wheel air bag not deploy. The side air bags did. I was going 30, this other car was going 40-50 mph.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11706222
“While turning left from left turn lane, eyesight failed to detect oncoming traffic resulting in right front side impact. No warning, no braking action. This is an advertised safety system supposedly designed to prevent this type of accident.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11688632
“The contact owns a 2019 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20-25 MPH, the vehicle started reversing unintendedly while the gear shifter was in drive(D).”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11686851
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Subaru Outback 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.