This is a known recall in 2019 with Suburu Foresters manufactured between 2015-2018 when the passenger seat has a heating feature. The recall was because the passenger-side front airbag Occupant Detection System (ODS) harness malfunctions over time causing the passenger to not be detected so the airbag does not deploy. My 2015 Suburu Forester which has heated seats happened to not be included in this known recall. However, my vehicle has the same malfunction as the recall. We have taken the vehicle to the dealership where they confirmed the malfunction in the ODS when running a diagnostic test. We notified Suburu-€™s customer service about the malfunction but they are not willing to repair this known major safety issue and are expecting us to pay out of pocket for the all parts and labor because my VIN was not included in the 2019 recall. The recall number was WUM-98R and the NHTSA ID is 19V-701. This is a major safety issue that could result in a death or severe bodily injury and it is unacceptable that my vehicle, which meets all the criteria of the recall, was no included in the recall. We should not have to pay out of pocket for a malfunction for a device that is intended for safety.

- New Caney, TX, USA

With no one sitting in the passage seat the warning light will not turn off unless the seat belt is buckled The CVT transmission is making a high pitch whining sound The dealership informed me the transmission is going out. There is a manufacturer extended warranty for up to 100,000 miles that I have not received. My car started to make the sound at 110,210 miles Subaru was fully aware of the CVT problems and are not being held accountable for the repairs. I have been quoted I-€™ve $7000 from the dealership for a replacement The CVT is not repairable My car is now unsafe to drive. The CVT transmission can fail and not shift or not stop while braking

- Stanwood, WA, USA

There is a current recall for the passenger air bag sensor for 2015-2018 Subaru Foresters but somehow ours is not included in that. However, we are receiving an warning light stating that out passenger air bag sensor is failing. We took our Subaru to get service and we were told ours was not affected and would not be repaired. It is going to cost us $1000 to repair the sensor. What can we do to remedy this as a sensor malfunction should not be the responsibility of the owner.

- Universal City, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. Contact stated that while the passenger seats was occupied, the airbag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to carter Subaru shoreline (17225 Aurora ave N, seattle, wa 98133 (206) 202-7308) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the airbag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The repair was pending. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The manufacturer offered to pay a majority of the cost for the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

- Arburn, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the passenger's side frontal air bags sensor failed to indicate when a passenger was seated in the front passenger's seat of the vehicle. Kenny ross Subaru located at 11299 Lincoln hwy, North huntingdon, pa 15642 (724) 864-5100) was contacted and an appointment was made to have the vehicle diagnosed which was still pending. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19V701000 (air bags). The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

- Markleysburg, PA, USA

The passenger side seat registers that no one is sitting in the seat and it disables the airbag system. Someone can be sitting in the seat buckled up and then it will randomly pop-up with a warning message that there is an airbag issue and that no one is sitting in the seat.

- Greensboro, NC, USA

The passenger airbag warning light first came on as soon as I started my car one morning in mid-October 2018, in which I took my car to Subaru of kennesaw, ga to have it looked at. They first asked if I had spilled anything on the front seat (in which I responded "no") and then advised me that the whole seat bottom would need to be replaced (about $989 parts and labor) and that the part was on back-order. I followed-up with them in December 2018 and never heard back. When I recently went there for an oil change February 18, 2019 they brought the issue up to me again, in which I responded that nobody ever returned my call. They checked again to see if they had the part but stated it is still on a nationwide back-order. We are now going on 5+ months of my passenger airbag warning light being on (it sometimes turns off intermittently, but in those instances the passenger seatbelt light will come on and ding repeatedly until the seatbelt is plugged in - even if there is no passenger). I have done quite a bit of research into this issue and it seems like a lot of other consumers are experiencing similar issues. Subaru seems to have different explanations and seems very unwilling to fix their faulty passenger seat sensors. It is upsetting and discouraging to know that they have allowed me to drive around this long with a defective airbag/passenger seat sensor.

- Dallas, GA, USA