1989 Subaru Gl Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1989 Subaru Gl. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Brakes were replaced at ~100,000 miles. Both front rotors and pads as well as rear drums and shoes. All done by subaru dealer in sping of 98. As of spring of 01 and less than 12,000 miles later the brakes have self destructed do to rust. Never have we had this problem with this car before. Only…”
“The automatic transmission linkage lock out failed. (that is the component that prevents shifting from nuetral to reverse faild and the car went into reverse from nuetral.”
“Failure on the transmission when the vehicle was put in reverse the vehicle suddenly accelearated causing the consumer to have an accident. *ak”
“Front lap/shoulder belt will not retract on passenger and driver side. Tt *jb”
“Front passenger automatic seatbelts inoperative, belts stuck on track and won't move up or down. Tt”
“Stopped at stop sign all of a sudden car just accelerated,caused accident. Tt”
“Ask for ext 597. Front and rear passenger seat belt engages and releases intermittently. Tt”
“Driver seat belt is inoperative and the passenger side latches sometimes. Tt”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1989 Subaru Gl as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.