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Subaru Outback: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA

Subaru reported 449 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Subaru Outback, model years 2018–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.

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449 incidents reported
14 deaths, as claimed
556 injuries, as claimed
2018–2025 model years named

By model year

Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports
Model yearIncidentsKilledInjuredBuiltPer 100,000 built
201880092185,65443
2019902106187,80048
202064284159,30640
202147655127,90037
202268287169,74540
202335046117,10030
202444262186,79724
202521024227,1119.2

The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.

By the system the claimant named

Source: as the manufacturer reported it
System namedIncidentsKilled
Air Bags1700
Forward Collision487
Vehicle Speed Control370
Service Brake System331
Electrical System312
Latch250
Fire210
Engine and Cooling System200
Service Brake System, Air190
Rollover193
Structure161
Power Train120
Seats120
Steering System113
Lane Departure111
Seat Belts60
Fuel System60
Tires50
ESC30
Parking Brake System30
Visibility20
Suspension System20
Backover Prevention10

An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.

Every one of these, dated and numbered

The defect dossier for the Subaru Outback puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Subaru Outback, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.

The incidents, newest first

Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters
IncidentModel yearStateKilledInjuredSystems namedReported
2026-03-092025FL01Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-02-252024IL02Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-02-242024CO01Steering System2026 Q1
2026-02-232022TN01Air Bags · Rollover2026 Q1
2026-02-162021VA01Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-02-142019TX01Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-02-112018MD02Vehicle Speed Control2026 Q1
2026-02-102025NY01Latch2026 Q1
2026-01-172020NY02Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-01-082023OR01Parking Brake System2026 Q1
2026-01-072019MA10Forward Collision2026 Q1
2025-12-292021PA02Air Bags2026 Q1
2025-12-292020ME01Latch2026 Q1
2025-12-262021WA01Vehicle Speed Control2026 Q1
2025-12-232025MA01Service Brake System, Air2026 Q1
2025-12-232025GA01ESC2026 Q1
2025-12-122018PA01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-12-102019NY02Air Bags2026 Q1
2025-11-192025PA01Latch2025 Q4
2025-11-062024GA01Forward Collision2026 Q1
2025-11-062024GA01Forward Collision2025 Q4
2025-10-272025CA01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-10-192023TX02Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-10-172022ME01Electrical System2025 Q4
2025-10-092025LA01Service Brake System · Power Train2025 Q4
2025-10-092025GA01Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-10-092020SC02Engine and Cooling System2025 Q4
2025-09-242020FL12Lane Departure2026 Q1
2025-09-232025VA01Forward Collision2025 Q3
2025-09-182023AZ01Latch2025 Q3
2025-09-112019PA01Service Brake System2025 Q3
2025-09-022024NJ01Latch2025 Q3
2025-09-022022TX01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-08-292021CA01Latch2025 Q3
2025-08-272025VA02Service Brake System, Air2025 Q3
2025-08-162018AZ01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-08-112022TX01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-07-252023ME02Lane Departure2025 Q3
2025-07-102021TN05Service Brake System2025 Q3
2025-06-302025IN01Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-06-142024OR02Air Bags · Forward Collision2025 Q3
2025-06-062024OH02Service Brake System, Air2025 Q3
2025-05-252025PA02Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-05-222025OH01Air Bags · Forward Collision2025 Q2
2025-05-182022MI01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-05-152021CA02Service Brake System2025 Q2
2025-05-142023WV01Air Bags · Rollover2025 Q2
2025-05-102023TX01Engine and Cooling System · Fire2025 Q2
2025-05-082025MO01Structure2025 Q2
2025-04-262023MT01Rollover · Lane Departure2025 Q2
2025-04-082024CA15Steering System · Rollover2025 Q3
2025-04-082024CA15Steering System · Rollover2025 Q2
2025-04-012024MO01Forward Collision2025 Q2
2025-03-292021NJ22Forward Collision2025 Q4
2025-03-232025MI01Service Brake System2025 Q2
2025-03-132022SC01Forward Collision2025 Q1
2025-03-132021TX01Tires2025 Q1
2025-03-122020MD01Service Brake System, Air2025 Q2
2025-03-022025NJ01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-03-022025TN01Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-03-022024CO01Visibility2025 Q1
2025-03-012021UT01Steering System · Service Brake System · Fire2025 Q3
2025-03-012023NJ01Seats2025 Q2
2025-02-242024IN02Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-02-232020IN01Lane Departure2025 Q4
2025-02-222022NJ01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-02-222022NC01Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-02-202024NJ01Forward Collision2025 Q2
2025-02-202024CA01Lane Departure2025 Q1
2025-02-142023AK01Electrical System · Fire2025 Q1
2025-02-052018IL01Steering System2025 Q1
2025-02-042023NJ02Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-02-042023SC01Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-02-012019NJ01Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-01-252023TN01Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision2025 Q1
2025-01-222025CA01Service Brake System, Air2025 Q1
2025-01-222022NY01Air Bags · Fire2025 Q1
2025-01-202024SD01Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-01-202024KS01Seats2025 Q1
2025-01-082024NY01Service Brake System2025 Q1
2024-12-312025CO01Service Brake System, Air · Backover Prevention2025 Q1
2024-12-282021TX02Air Bags2025 Q1
2024-12-172019GA01Air Bags · Fire2025 Q2
2024-12-042020FL01Structure2025 Q1
2024-11-302023MA02Air Bags2025 Q3
2024-11-222023AZ01Electrical System · Fire2025 Q4
2024-11-162025NC02Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-11-142019OK02Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-11-072022NJ01Forward Collision2025 Q1
2024-11-072022WA01Service Brake System, Air2024 Q4
2024-11-032025PA01Service Brake System, Air2024 Q4
2024-10-252024TX01Service Brake System, Air2024 Q4
2024-10-232024NJ01Structure2024 Q4
2024-10-222024FL01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-10-222022SD01Air Bags · Forward Collision2024 Q4
2024-10-052024UT02Forward Collision2025 Q3
2024-10-032019MN01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-09-242022NJ02Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-09-132024IL01Seats2024 Q3
2024-09-102021GA01Electrical System2024 Q4
2024-09-052024UT01Lane Departure2024 Q4
2024-08-302022KS02Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-08-172024NJ01Electrical System2024 Q4
2024-08-172024PA01Electrical System2024 Q3
2024-08-112024NJ01Forward Collision2024 Q4
2024-08-112024CO01Forward Collision2024 Q3
2024-08-072024MA02Parking Brake System2024 Q3
2024-07-282024PA02Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-07-272018MO02Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-07-122022CA01Electrical System2024 Q3
2024-07-092020NJ01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-07-092020WA01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-07-052020NJ01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-07-052020WI01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-07-012023NJ01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-07-012023MA01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-06-252022ND01Service Brake System, Air2024 Q3
2024-06-192019NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q3
2024-06-192019UT01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q2
2024-06-122019NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q4
2024-06-122019IN01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q3
2024-06-092024NJ02Power Train2024 Q4
2024-06-092021CA10Steering System · Service Brake System · Rollover2024 Q3
2024-06-042019CA01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-05-222021IL02Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-05-202019MI02Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-05-112024NJ01Air Bags2024 Q3
2024-05-112024CA01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-04-242019CA01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-04-022020NJ02Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-03-262021NJ01Air Bags · Rollover2024 Q2
2024-03-262021CA01Air Bags · Rollover2024 Q1
2024-03-232021NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q1
2024-03-232021CT01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q4
2024-03-232021CT01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q2
2024-03-222024NJ01Forward Collision2024 Q2
2024-03-222024NJ01Engine and Cooling System2024 Q1
2024-03-192024AR01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-03-192024TX02Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-03-092023AZ01Latch2025 Q1
2024-03-092023AZ01Latch2024 Q2
2024-03-082020NJ01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-03-082020TX01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-03-052022CA02Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-292022MD01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-292021NY01ESC · Forward Collision2024 Q1
2024-02-232022NH01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-132020MI01Power Train2024 Q3
2024-02-122022AL01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-122020WA01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-02-072022NC01Latch2024 Q3
2024-01-302023VA01Air Bags2024 Q1
2024-01-242020KY01Air Bags · Rollover2024 Q1
2024-01-102020CT01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2024-01-062024MN01Service Brake System2024 Q1
2023-12-272022NJ01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-12-262023TX01Power Train2024 Q1
2023-12-182023CO01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2023-12-162024NC02Air Bags2024 Q1
2023-12-142022CA01Electrical System2023 Q4
2023-12-092024VA01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2023-12-092024MD01Engine and Cooling System2023 Q4
2023-12-082023NJ01Air Bags · Rollover2024 Q2
2023-12-082023NV01Air Bags · Fire · Rollover2024 Q1
2023-12-062018OR02Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-12-052019WA01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-11-152022IA01Forward Collision2023 Q4
2023-11-052021UT01Latch2023 Q4
2023-10-272018IA01Forward Collision2023 Q4
2023-10-252022MN01Electrical System2023 Q4
2023-10-242019OK10Electrical System2025 Q1
2023-10-032024NY01Air Bags2024 Q1
2023-09-222023IL01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-09-192020NJ01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-09-192020IL01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-09-162020FL01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q3
2023-09-112019AL01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-09-022023WI02Lane Departure2023 Q4
2023-09-022023WI02Service Brake System, Air2023 Q3
2023-08-272022CA01Tires2023 Q3
2023-08-022024NY01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q3
2023-07-292023CA02Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-07-272022CT01Seats2023 Q4
2023-07-272022CT01Structure · Seats2023 Q3
2023-07-182023NH01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-07-112022OK01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-07-012021TN01Latch2023 Q3
2023-06-222022CO02Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-06-212020PA01Engine and Cooling System · Fire2023 Q3
2023-06-212020PA01Engine and Cooling System · Fire2023 Q2
2023-06-202023ID01Seat Belts2023 Q3
2023-06-202022PA01Latch2023 Q3
2023-06-202022PA01Latch2023 Q2
2023-06-132022CO03Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-06-052024CA01Suspension System2023 Q4
2023-06-052024OR01Tires2023 Q3
2023-05-282023GA01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-05-282023MO01Seat Belts2023 Q2
2023-05-252019NJ01Forward Collision2023 Q3
2023-05-252019PA02Service Brake System, Air2023 Q2
2023-05-222019AZ01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-05-172018CA01Service Brake System2023 Q2
2023-05-122019NJ01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-04-252022NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q3
2023-04-252022TX02Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-04-252022TX02Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-04-252022IL01Electrical System2023 Q2
2023-04-092019NJ01Latch2023 Q2
2023-04-092019NJ01Latch2023 Q2
2023-03-232018TX02Air Bags · Rollover2023 Q1
2023-03-202021FL01Service Brake System2023 Q2
2023-03-202021FL01Service Brake System2023 Q1
2023-03-172022NY01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-03-122022NY01Forward Collision2023 Q1
2023-03-112021VT02Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-03-112021VT01Air Bags · Fire2023 Q1
2023-03-082021NJ01Lane Departure2023 Q1
2023-03-072018NJ01Engine and Cooling System · Fire2023 Q3
2023-03-072018WI01Air Bags · Fire2023 Q2
2023-03-012022NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-02-192023NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-02-192023NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-02-142022TX11Structure2023 Q2
2023-02-112021IA01Steering System2023 Q3
2023-02-112021IA01Lane Departure2023 Q1
2023-02-082022AK01Service Brake System2023 Q1
2023-02-062019NJ01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-02-062019MI01Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q2
2023-02-022022PA01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-252018MN01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-232019AR01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-01-232019AR01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-162022NC01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-01-162022NC01Seat Belts2023 Q1
2023-01-132018NY01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-01-132018NY01Air Bags2023 Q1
2023-01-052020DE01Air Bags2023 Q1
2022-12-312022CA01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q2
2022-12-282020NJ01Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-12-222021NJ01Forward Collision2023 Q1
2022-12-222021MD01Forward Collision2022 Q4
2022-12-092021IN01Service Brake System, Air2023 Q1
2022-12-012021NC02Service Brake System, Air2023 Q1
2022-11-262022GA02Forward Collision2022 Q4
2022-11-202023TN03Electrical System2023 Q1
2022-11-202019OR01Air Bags2023 Q1
2022-11-202023TN03Electrical System2022 Q4
2022-11-202019OR01Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-11-172022MN01Tires2022 Q4
2022-11-162018NJ01Air Bags2024 Q4

The newest 250 of 449 are shown; all of them are in the defect dossier’s exhibits CSV.

Each row above is a claim or notice Subaru received alleging a death or injury in a Subaru Outback and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Outback that sold more will have more rows. All Subaru models · What these reports are, and are not.