{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 19V701 (WUM-98): 2015-2018 Forester",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v701/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V701 (Subaru): If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of in...",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Forester, model years 2015 to 2018. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 October 2019. 366,282 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may loosen. 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: WUM-98. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V701 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: “If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash.” 19V701 Subaru of America, Inc. Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification 3 October 2019 2015-2018 SUBARU FORESTER If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:49:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:42:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 19V701 (WUM-98): 2015-2018 Forester\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v701/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}