Air Bag Light On problems of the 2016 Subaru Forester

The vehicle began showing symptoms of a faulty "occupant detection system". The indicator would change from on to off randomly. Then there was an official recall, but no fix was available and they instructed to wait until the dealers contacted us. A couple of months, tired of waiting to be able to use the front seat of the car, I called Subaru of America. They told me the replacement was available. Dealer had to get parts and installed it. It seems now it still does not work under our typical use case. We found out what appears to be the cause. A different occupancy detection sensor in the replacement works using an "electrostatic" method. My wife was using a standard relatively thin seat cushion that apparently prevents the new sensor from working. I believe this is a significant liability to automobile passengers who drive in cars equipped with such equipment. Nowhere in the manual (or the recall paperworks) is there a note to not use a seat cushion of any kind. It also would not be intuitive to think this would be a hazard from a passengers perspective. You could have an impale setting on the car that just ends it for you (for those no helmet bikers). It would similarly be deemed acceptable, so long as there is an indicator light that says "impaler active" for people get to impaled by the vehicle when the ai system gathers their preference is dnr in an accident via their music selection. Many people wouldnt think to look at the airbag on or off light. Also you can use a seat cushion on the drivers side without any issue which further confuses things for the general public in terms of having any idea that a cushion is endangering them. I understand the need to protect children, but who puts their kids or baby seats in the front seat these days? there should be a way to turn the bag on or off, or at least on so that you can override a faulty sensor.

Involved in accident to rh door and fende. Curtain air bag deployed, seat belt triggered, no other airbag system issues. After repair including curtain air bag replacement and module reset as well as all sensors replaced, air bag light still on. Issue traced to rh seat back air bag. Apparently while it was triggered but it did not deploy. Question is this an issue that should be taken up with the manufacturer since the air bag was triggered but did not deploy but never the less it needs to be replaced. Cannot tell if vehicle was in motion as it was purchased at an auction.

When driving with no one in the passenger seat and sometimes when there is someone in the seat I get an srs airbag fault but it never stays on after I shut down the SUV. Sometimes when I restart the SUV after about 5 minutes it will come back on and it stays on until I shut off the SUV. Then nothing for weeks. I've wanted to take it to the dealer but every time I start to head over to then the fault goes out or never comes on? I'm sure if I just head over I'm just wasting my time. The last two months it's been much more active with the fault happening. I'm listing the last time it has happen as 01/10/2020. I keep nothing on the passengers seat and I am unsure if the air bag light (yellow light on the dash) shows that it is on or off when it comes on. My wife was driving about a week ago and I was in the passenger seat (6' 225 lbs) and the srs fault come on and the yellow airbag light showed it was still on. I have a trip to pittsburgh PA from allentown PA and I'm worried that if I'm in an accident they won't go off and protect us. This car is just out of warranted and I have about 44k on the vehicle. Purchased it new Feb 12 2016 steve moyer Subaru.

For the past month, my passenger airbag light will indicate it is "off" intermittently when a passenger is sitting in the seat, and the car's ignition is turned on and driving. I brought my Subaru to the dealer to have it looked at and they quoted me a price of over $1,500 in repairs due to the need to replace the seat. The technician told me not to worry about it unless the light is on continuously. At that point, he said to contact the Subaru corporation as this is a safety issue and to file a claim. As of yesterday (10/26/19) my passenger airbag light is "off"continuously with a passenger riding in the seat. The red airbag icon is lit up when the car's ignition is turned on and while driving. On the dashboard it indicates that my passenger airbag is "off". I have received an email from starlink stating to take it to a Subaru retailer to have it checked as soon as possible. Since I have already done this, I will be contacting Subaru tomorrow. After researching, I saw that there was an investigation open to this problem and wanted to add my name to this list.

I turned my vehicle on in the morning and a red �I� appeared and a warning that srs airbag system needed to be checked. The panel on the dashboard has an airbag light blinking. The passenger airbag light continues to say �off� despite there being weight in the seat. There has been no damage to the seat including moisture or anything to damage the seat. Happened completely at random.

When I start the car, this indicator turns srs airbag system needs to be checked passenger airbag remains "off" even person sits on the passenger seat. This happens when car is stopped or moving while the car is started.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the air bar warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to brunswick Subaru (2992 center rd, brunswick, OH 44212, (330) 273-3300) where it was diagnosed that the bottom seat sensor needed to be replaced. The repair would cost $1,200. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Ods / air bag light goes on and off. Doesn't matter if someone is sitting in the passenger seat or not. Service department says we damaged the sensor for the passenger seat. Part is in for repair and we're trying to schedule a time to get back into the dealer to have the do the repair at our cost.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was flashing and remained illuminated. Hassett Subaru (3520 sunrise hwy, wantagh, NY 11793, (516) 785-7800) was notified of the failure and diagnosed that the bottom of the front passenger seat needed replacement. The vehicle was not included in any air bag recall; however, the manufacturer issued four technical service bulletins for the air bags. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.

This used vehicle was purchased from a dealer as a "great buy", with 74589 miles on may 23, 2018. Less than one week later, bells and dings began sounding while driving, light indicators indicated that the srs system needed to be checked; that the passenger airbag was not on sometimes, other times it was. . Intermittent. Car in motion both on city streets and on highway. No recalls were reported at that time, and I never knew while driving whether either side seatbelts were engaged when I knew they were, nor whether airbags were viable. Dangerous for driver and for passenger. Independent dealer and service departments were perplexed, dealerships had no available parts. . . . . Here it is, oct. 2, 2018, over 4 months later, and no parts available to dealers or authorized repair companies to comply with safety regulations. This vehicle is unsafe; Subaru needs to provide parts at no expense to this customer to assure safety. And, they need to issue a recall or face potential lawsuits. . . . ## VIN passed ## Subaru Forester 2016 ##.

My passenger airbag light go on and off to signal if the passenger seat airbag system is activated or not. Dealer diagnosis is that the sensor in the seat is bad. The replacement part and labor is over $1000 because it is integrated into the seat. I called Subaru and they are willing to pay for half, however this is an unacceptable solution. The airbag system on such a new car should be fully functioning and Subaru should take full responsibility for such a problem as the sensor in the seat since they made it so expensive to replace due to the integration into the seat, you can't just replace that one sensor.

My airbag light goes on to signal the airbags are not working. It goes off and on at will. I have taken the car to the dealership 4 times now and finally they think they know what is wrong, but will not have the part to fix the problem until sometime in the future. The bluetooth is so bad that the people I talk to cannot hear me. Big safety concerns.