2005 Subaru Outback air bags problems
38 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Subaru Outback — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact had received several recall notifications of an air bag recall for a 2005 Subaru Outback. The contact never owned the vehicle and requested to be removed from the recall distribution list. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact that the removal request could not be…”
filed Jan 16, 2026
“2005 subaru outback, consumer writes in regards to airbag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the airbag recall was performed on the vehicle, but continued to receive letters concerning the recall. The consumer believed the letters to be a scam. *js”
filed Oct 1, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…Campaign 20V002000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators…Campaign 20V001000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to…Campaign 20V003000 · Jan 2, 2020
- Affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be…Campaign 15V323000 · May 28, 2015
- Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.SCampaign 14V763000 · Dec 1, 2014
- LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS IN CERTAIN VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN MAY…Campaign 04V274000 · Jun 9, 2004
Air Bags problems in other Outback years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Outback | 5 | 7% |
| 2024 Outback | 6 | 6% |
| 2023 Outback | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 Outback | 6 | 1% |
| 2021 Outback | 16 | 5% |
| 2020 Outback | 18 | 2% |
| 2019 Outback | 13 | 1% |
| 2018 Outback | 8 | 1% |
| 2017 Outback | 16 | 2% |
| 2016 Outback | 10 | 2% |
| 2015 Outback | 14 | 3% |
| 2014 Outback | 38 | 18% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Subaru Outback
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.