# NHTSA recall 19V701000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 19V701000
- Manufacturer's number: WUM\-98
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2019\-10\-03
- Owners notified: 2020\-02\-11
- Component: AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
- Units potentially affected: 366282

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2015\-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats.  An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System \(ODS\) may loosen.


## What can happen

If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the ODS sensor mat harness, free of charge.  The recall began February 11, 2020.  Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WUM\-98.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-23
- Vehicles in the campaign: 366282
- Reported remedied: 318456 \(86%\)
- Reported unreachable: 2106
- Reported removed: 3123

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-20 to 2017\-08\-01.
- [2016 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-20 to 2017\-08\-01.
- [2017 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2017/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-20 to 2017\-08\-01.
- [2018 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2018/recalls.md). Built 2015\-01\-20 to 2017\-08\-01.

## Investigated as PE19009

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE19009: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2019\-08\-06, closed 2020\-01\-22. Occupant Detection System \(ODS\) Failure. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION; AIR BAGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V701000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V701000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Subarunet Announcement](/bulletins/11005609.md), 2024-08-05, Other
- [17\-19\-24](/bulletins/10252544.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [171713R](/bulletins/10234841.md), 2023-04-24, Service bulletin
- [171713](/bulletins/10233435.md), 2023-04-03, Service bulletin
- [17\-17\-13R](/bulletins/10173127.md), 2020-04-02, Service bulletin
- [WUM\-98R](/bulletins/10173026.md), 2020-04-02, Service bulletin
- [Subarunet Announ](/bulletins/10171871.md), 2020-03-02, Service bulletin
- [17\-17\-13R](/bulletins/10171089.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin
- [Subaru Retailers](/bulletins/10171074.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin
- [Subarunet Announ](/bulletins/10168633.md), 2019-12-03, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V701000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V701000)

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