There is an intermittent problem where the passenger air bag is disabled. I have had the dealership look at the problem and they claim Subaru knows about it and it is caused by a sensor getting wet in some fashion. The front passenger seat is never wet when the problem occurs. Most recently, today, June 10th 2018 the front passenger airbag disabled light came on while driving in dry conditions and no beverage or moisture of any kind was in the car. This is always the case. After I park the car, turn it off, have the passenger exit the vehicle and get back in the system is fine again. I find it incredulous that I have a 16 month old car that this happens repeatedly in. I have made the dealer aware twice and they simply list my Subaru maintenance records as routine and never show the detailed reason my car was taken in. I am afraid there will come a time when the system will stay disabled and I will have to have my wife ride in the back seat. The problem is there are only 2 of us in our family and I sometimes have the rear seats folded down and the cargo area is full. There would be no safe place left for her to be seated in the vehicle. If the NHTSA requires airbags it should require the manufacturer to make sure the system is not defective. I have the Subaru starlink system and received an email today that they were notified of the airbag system issue. The vehicle is always in motion when this occurs and is either on a city street or highway. It has occurred no less than 8 times and the dealership has been made aware twice prior to today.

- Galloway, OH, USA

SRS airbag system needs to be checked light is on and passage air bag off indicator shows off. The dealership ordered replacement part which has been on back order since Sept. 9, 2017. Problem started in Sept. 2017, occasionally when a passenger was in the front seat and vehicle hit a bump, the SRS showed warning indicator and passenger airbag turned off. System would reset when vehicle was restarted, but would occasionally duplicate the problem. Took vehicle to dealership on Sept. 9, they said they ordered part and would call me when part arrived. I didn't hear back from dealership, so called them on Oct. 26. they said part would be in and I dropped vehicle off for scheduled service for Oct. 31. on Nov. 3 after not hearing from dealer, I called to see why service not completed yet, and was told part was still on back order, should be in sometime in Dec. The SRS airbag system worked fine and no problem until the end of Feb, 2018. The random SRS warning indicator when passenger was in the front seat and hitting a bump started reoccurring again. I have called the dealership again numerous times, and part is still on backorder. Now the SRS airbag system needs to be check indicator is on all the time, regardless if a passenger is in the seat or not. I called the dealership on April 24 and they were going to escalate the part order and get back to me. As of May 2 I have not heard back, and SRS airbag system is not working.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

The passenger airbag periodically turns off without notice. The airbag indicator light shows that there is an issue and Subaru has contacted us about the issue. When we talked to the dealer they said it was a known interference issue related to cell phones and other devices and that if it continues to happen we should bring it in to have the passenger seat replaced. It has continued to happen periodically. Once the warning light indicates that the airbag is off, it remains that way until the vehicle is turned back on. Sometimes it is on when you start the car; sometimes it comes on quickly, and other times we drive for a long time and even go weeks without noticing it. Based on the fact that the company knows about this and that it is a safety system that is affected, it seems like it should be a recall.

- Rochester Hills, MI, USA

Passenger side air bag warning light indicates that the air bag is off when we are driving with the passenger seat occupied by an adult passenger. Our starlink system is constantly alerting the dealership of the problem.we have brought the car in for service 3 times.they tell us they cant find the problem.although the warning light indicates that the problem still exists. Thank you bill

- Royal Palm Beach 33411, FL, USA

I purchased my car in July 2017 with 8800 miles. One week after delivery, my SRS airbag system warning light came on. Per the owners manual, I took it in for service the next morning. The service dept. Said there is something faulty in the seat cushion & a new one is on order, but with no delivery time provided. It's already been two months since the order was placed - not sure what the real issue is. The warning light was random at first but, now it's on continuously. I just hope everyone is protected in my car, if I get in an accident. I have recently contacted Subaru's customer service to see if I can get any additional answers.

- Plano, TX, USA

My air bag (SRS) warning light has come on repeatedly since the car was new. It was mentioned at the 5000 mile service, but no action was taken. I August 2017 it began staying on most of the time. I took the car to timmons Subaru in long beach, ca, where I was told a passenger seat cushion had to be ordered due to a defective sensor. The car has been there three weeks with no progress, and they are saying they have multiple vehicles in for the same issue but there is no recall.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

Driver's Subaru was struck from behind by a box truck while stationary on a highway (driver had stopped just short of a multi-car collision but the box truck behind her was unable to stop); box truck pushed the Subaru into the car in front. Driver's seatbelt was on, but driver's chest struck the steering wheel and her head possibly hit the side window. Airbags did not deploy and seatbelt did not stop driver from striking steering wheel. Also, the empty front passenger seat rocketed forward on its rails all the way to the front, and at least three hinges flew off the passenger seat rail mechanism.

- Leominster, MA, USA