The 2022 Subaru Forester has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 95,830 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 137 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility/wiper. Last updated July 13, 2026.
Recall campaigns
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Defect
Subaru of America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2021 Crosstrek, 2022 Forester, 2021-2023 Legacy, and Outback vehicles. An insufficient weld may allow water to enter the inhibitor switch, causing it to fail.
Consequence
An inoperative inhibitor switch may prevent the reverse lights from illuminating and the rearview camera image from displaying, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the inhibitor switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WRQ-23.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
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1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
6
Total complaints137
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2022 subaru forester. While the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a failed inhibitor switch. The contact was informed that the inhibitor switch needed…”
“While driving my 2022 subaru forester, the factory eyesight autonomous safety system completely failed and disabled itself permanently. The total system shutdown caused an immediate loss of pre-collision emergency braking, lane change detection, and adaptive cruise control, creating an active…”
“While driving my 2022 subaru forester, the factory eyesight autonomous safety system completely failed and disabled itself permanently. The total system shutdown caused an immediate loss of pre-collision emergency braking, lane change detection, and adaptive cruise control, creating an active…”
“While driving my 2022 subaru forester, the factory eyesight autonomous safety system completely failed and disabled itself permanently. The total system shutdown caused an immediate loss of pre-collision emergency braking, lane change detection, and adaptive cruise control, creating an active…”
“The contact owns a 2022 subaru forester. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for a service appointment, the contact was advised that the batter was defective. The contact was informed that the battery was not large enough for the power of the vehicle. The contact was…”
“Back window shattered spontaneously. No known cause. No evidence of vandalism. Temperature did drop 45 degrees over night. Shut side door and back window shattered. Had not started car yet. Rear defroster not engaged.”
“I had two codes on my 2022 forester over last two weeks. First one u0284 was for the active grill shutter. This happened because for some reason subaru decided to put the fog lights on the same fuse as the ags. Fog light blew, shorted out blew the fuse, this caused every safety system in the car…”
“I had two codes on my 2022 forester over last two weeks. First one u0284 was for the active grill shutter. This happened because for some reason subaru decided to put the fog lights on the same fuse as the ags. Fog light blew, shorted out blew the fuse, this caused every safety system in the car…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2022 Subaru Forester as of
July 13, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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