# Transport Canada recall 2019492

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2019492
- Manufacturer's number: WUM\-98
- Reported: 2019\-10\-04
- Component: Airbag
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 35806

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system \(ODS\) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger\-front airbag even when a passenger is seated.

Safety Risk:

An airbag that is turned off could increase the risk of injury to a passenger in a crash.

Corrective Actions:

The company will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to inspect the ODS sensor mat harness. It will be replaced if necessary.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2018/recalls.md)

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2019492](/v1/recalls/tc/2019492)

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