Seats Related Problems of the 2014 Subaru Forester

Table 1 shows four common seats related problems of the 2014 Subaru Forester. The number one most common problem is related to the seats (ten problems). The second most common problem is related to the front seat head restraint (two problems).

Table 1. Seats related problems of Subaru Forester


Recently reported Seats problems of the 2014 Subaru Forester

The Seats problem

The passenger side seat airbag sensor has quit sensing when someone is seating in the seat and turns off the airbag. After taking it in to the dealership and them running diagnostics they said, “it isnt working. ” they quoted me a repair of $1182 to replace the whole seat.   Read details...

The Front Seat Head Restraint problem

Occupant detection system (ods) malfunctioning. Passenger airbag is off when an adult is seated in the front passenger seat. Sometimes the passenger airbag is on while there is no one (and nothing) on the seat, causing the seat belt warning chime to occur until seat belt is buckled.   Read details...

The Mid/rear Assembly Recliner problem

The contact owns 2014 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that he lowered the rear passenger’s seat to make some room in the vehicle to install the child safety seat. While attempting to raise the seat back up to lock it into place, the rear passenger seat would not latch in place securely.   Read details...


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