Vehicle recall R/2015/112

Subaru Impreza recall: Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly

DVSA recall R/2015/112 names the Subaru Impreza. It was launched 1 July 2015. It covers vehicles built 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2007.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2015/112
Launched: 1 July 2015
Issued by: SUBARU
Vehicles: 10,452 across the lines below

What can go wrong

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag the subject propellant wafers could cause the inflator to rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the vehicle occupants.

The fix

On affected vehicles replace passenger front air bag inflator.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Subaru Impreza	1 January 2004 to 31 December 2007	10,452

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Other recalls for these models

R/2014/127 Brake fluid may leak 30 November 2014, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Subaru Forester and others
R/2016/148 Airbag may not deploy 1 August 2016, Subaru Impreza
R/2013/117 Engine may cut out 10 January 2014, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Forester
R/2018/141 Front passenger airbag inflator may rupture in a deployment event 23 July 2018, Subaru Outback, Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza and others
R/2018/326 Mis connection of the fuel pump connector 1 December 2018, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Outback
R/2011/146 Lower control arms may fail 15 January 2012, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Forester

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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