2017 Subaru Outback Air Bags Problems
- 9
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 9 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- seat belt · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Visibility/Wiper
I hit a large deer on ih 10 at 75 mph. All airbags deployed safely but conpletely blocked my vision and prevented me from exiting the vehicle as the bags blocked door handles, window control switches and my seat belt release. Another motorist cut air bag strips and helped me to exit the car. Fortunately, no fire.
Crash reported
ODI 11203480
Air Bags
My husband was driving on a public street at approximately 35 mph when another car ran a red light and drove out in front of him. He hit her broadside. He was transported to the hospital with a cracked sternum. The car was damaged so severely it was totaled by our insurance company. The air bag did not deploy, hence the cracked sternum from the seat belt. I believe the air bag should have deployed which would have…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11155479
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Unknown Or Other
September 9th 2017, our outback was involved in an accident on a mixed residential/commercial street intersection, when it was hit on the left front wheel, hard enough to spin the car so that the left rear corner made contact with the other vehicle. The impact resulted in serious injuries requiring hospitalization and weeks of recovery. The airbags & seatbelt pre-tensioners did not activate. After the collision, the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11024520
Air Bags
Upon impact, in an accident that occurred on august 20, 2017 with my 2017 subaru outback, the airbags did not deploy. The auto body repair specialist examined the car, & the angle in which impact occurred and believes the airbags should have in fact,deployed. I also had the insurance adjuster from usaa look at the photographs from the accident. His professional opinion was also that the airbags should have deployed.…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11020096
Air Bags
Takata inflators i cannot find out if my air bags on my 2017 subaru outback are on the recall.i have not received a recall letter.can you please find out and let me know
ODI 11014774
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL--CHECKING IF APPROPRIATE
ODI 11012816
Air Bags · Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control
On 8 june 2017 i had just pulled into a parking spot in front of a medical suite when my leased three month old 2017 subaru outback with 1,000 miles suddenly had an unintended acceleration episode jumping the curb and crashing into a brick wall and suite door after displacing a threshold column by two inches. The airbag did not deploy, the "eyesight" function did not stop the vehicle, the seat belt did not restrain…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11011433
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 subaru outback. While driving 55 mph, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,360.
Crash reported
ODI 10930137
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Faulty occupant detection system. Turns off airbag with passenger. Turns on airbag and seatbelt chime with no passenger/weight. Intermittent. Brand new car with 700 miles and brought in 3 times to subaru santa monica. Service center unable to replicate problem, but i sent them videos.
ODI 10909578