1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2017 Subaru WRX. Owners have filed 53 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 2017 Subaru WRX. Check your WRX 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 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Subaru WRX, reporting 8 crashes, 2 fires, 7 injuries. Subaru has issued at least 389 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.
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Subaru WRX. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Hit a deer. Airbags did not deploy, however I have reasonable suspicion to believe my head hit the A pillar during impact.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11698178
“Going about 55mph, I struck a deer head on. It struck towards the center, but more so on the passenger side. During the impact, no airbags deployed, however, based off IIHS videos, it seems likely that they should have.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11697979
“Likely secondary air injection pump and/or its related relays, CEL P2444 came on 3 separate times.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11651199
“1, At about 12000 miles the car's windshield wipers stop working. And did not ever work again for the past several years. Wipers which was checked the motor was replaced to admission to the key was replaced and wiper still don't work.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11561589
“UNKNOWN. Was hit very hard, approximately at 70mph, on rear passenger corner of car, hit caused my vehicle to slide and hit the guardrail on front end of vehicle, and no airbags deployed at any point in collision. Airbags are intact.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11506392
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2017 Subaru WRX 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.