{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 12V099 (WQA-37): Model Year 2009-2012 Forester",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v099/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V099 (Subaru): AN INSECURE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD DURING A CRASH. Subaru's own number: WQA-37.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Forester, model years 2009 to 2012. Filed by Subaru Of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 March 2012. 326,014 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 FORESTER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THROUGH MARCH 13, 2012. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR in the SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES LOCATED IN THE REAR CENTER SEATING OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES DO NOT MEET LOCKABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Subaru's own number for this recall: WQA-37. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V099 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “AN INSECURE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD DURING A CRASH.” 12V099 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. Seat Belts:Rear/Other 13 March 2012 2009-2012 SUBARU FORESTER AN INSECURE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD DURING A CRASH. SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:19:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:48:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 12V099 (WQA-37): Model Year 2009-2012 Forester\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v099/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}