26V436000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
An incorrect GAWR label may lead to an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2026 SUBARU FORESTER
3 safety recall campaigns, 16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints16
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
26V346000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
A detached glass panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V889000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
A rear hatch support bracket that detaches can allow the rear hatch to fall unexpectedly during use and increase the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 4ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 2VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 1VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
- 1VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2026 SUBARU FORESTERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.