Subaru Baja Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns covering at least one Subaru Baja model year (2003–2006). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Subaru Baja recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2003–2006
Campaign	2003	2004	2005	2006
20V001000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered
20V002000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered
20V003000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered
17V026000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
17V014000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
17V016000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
16V358000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered
16V359000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered
16V361000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
15V323000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
14V763000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	not covered
09V277000 Fuel pump	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
04V473000 Engine	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered
02V282000 Power train	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
02V240000 Engine	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 15 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2003–2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V001000 Filed Jan 2, 2020

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

89.2% repairedof 258,813 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V001000

Listed for 2003–2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V002000 Filed Jan 2, 2020

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

83.9% repairedof 127,547 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V002000

Listed for 2003–2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V003000 Filed Jan 2, 2020

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

82.3% repairedof 111,562 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V003000

Listed for 2005, 2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V026000 Filed Jan 11, 2017

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

93.6% repairedof 69,529 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V026000

Listed for 2005, 2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V014000 Filed Jan 10, 2017

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

97.2% repairedof 53,480 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V014000

Listed for 2005, 2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V016000 Filed Jan 10, 2017

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

89% repairedof 62,764 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V016000

Listed for 2003–2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V358000 Filed May 25, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

94.4% repairedof 302,127 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V358000

Listed for 2003–2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V359000 Filed May 25, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

88% repairedof 146,010 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V359000

Listed for 2003, 2004 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 16V361000 Filed May 25, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

88.8% repairedof 62,940 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V361000

Listed for 2003, 2004 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 15V323000 Filed May 28, 2015

Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

94.3% repairedof 432,016 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V323000

Listed for 2003, 2004, 2005 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 14V763000 Filed Dec 1, 2014

Passenger Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags

93.7% repairedof 4,175 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V763000

Listed for 2005, 2006 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 09V277000 Filed Jul 17, 2009

FUEL PUMP NIPPLE CRACK

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump

Repair progress not yet reported15,761 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 09V277000

Listed for 2004 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V473000 Filed Oct 1, 2004

SUBARU/OIL FLOW CONTROL VALVE

Engine and engine cooling

Repair progress not yet reported26 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V473000

Listed for 2003 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V282000 Filed Oct 30, 2002

SUBARU/TRANSMISSION PARKING ROD

Power train · automatic transmission

Repair progress not yet reported172,564 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V282000

Listed for 2003 Subaru Baja. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V240000 Filed Sep 13, 2002

SUBARU/WATER PUMP PULLEY

Engine and engine cooling · cooling system

Repair progress not yet reported555 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V240000

Where to next

Subaru Baja problems by yearModel overview →Which Baja years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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