Air Bag Light On problems of the 2017 Subaru Forester

Srs airbag light continuously switches on in the car with a passenger present. The seat has been replaced, light is still coming on and issue is not resolved. The dealer is refusing to resolve the issue with the sensor/ wiring harness and saying it is not applicable for recall repairs. This is a safety issue that Subaru of America is refusing to address that directly impacts the safety of passengers and consumers.

While sitting in the front passenger seat, following the ods recall repair, the airbag light occasionally says on and occasionally says off. Sometimes the passenger seat belt light is lit. I am absolutely unsure when the airbag will be armed and deploy. Tried it with seat belt attached and unattached.

Airbag light for passenger seat comes on while seat is occupied by a 200+ lbs passenger.

Passenger airbag sensor indicated off, when it should've been on. There was an adult in the passenger seat. The indicator was on after starting the car. I was able to reset by turning car off and turning ignition back on and off. The indicator came back on. It turned off on subsequent starting of automobile. I received email from Subaru starlink the next day too.

Airbag light stays on stating that the airbags are not functioning on the passenger side. Was told that this was my fault due to damage to the sensor? not so. Only normal use, no damage, rarely anyone sitting there. $850 plus labor to replace. Said warranty would not cover it due to a small grease stain on seat.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. While driving approximately 35 mph, the front passenger air bag warning indicator illuminated for approximately one week. The contact stated that the failure occurred after a passenger was seated on the front passenger seat. The contact called dunning Subaru (3771 jackson rd, ann arbor, mi 48103) to schedule an appointment; however, it was cancelled because the warning indicator turned off. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 19v701000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.

My wife has been using a seat cushion, for her back problem, for over a month. Starting 4 days ago the passenger seat air bag sensor indicates off. The air bag indicator only goes back on when the seat cushion is removed. I brought the vehicle into my Subaru dealer and they indicated that there were no error codes. I asked them to replace the sensor and the problem persists.

Previously the passenger occupancy sensor was overly sensitive. Sometimes even an ipad on the front passenger seat would be detected as a "passenger". But recently it's just gone to the opposite extreme. The passenger air bag light will still be "off" even if a real passenger sits there.

Srs airbag light came on while driving with a passenger in the front passenger seat. At the same time, the passenger airbag turned off. This happened twice, 4 days apart. Took car to the dealer and they told me the sensor must have gotten wet. I don't believe the sensor was ever wet. Happen again twice in the next 2 weeks while driving. I had also previously had the passenger seatbelt like come on when there was no passenger in the seat while driving. Went back to the dealer and they replace the passenger seat due to a bad sensor.

The airbag light warning keeps going off randomly stating that the air bag is off when there are passengers in the car.

The passenger air bag light comes on showing that it is turned off when someone is riding in the passenger seat. This has occurred several times. Sometimes it will go off if you check the connections under the seat to the unit. It has also occurred when no one is riding in the vehicle.

The passenger airbag will stop working while the passenger is seated in the front passenger seat. Two alerts show up in different areas on the dash lights indicating a problem with the passenger air bag advising to have it check immediately by the dealer. When I took the vehicle to the dealer they first advised me that the airbag light was do to the seat being wet, placing a cell phone or lap top on the seat. None of those things have caused the malfunction light to go on in my vehicle. The light would randomly come on advising me that the passenger seat airbag was not on. When this occurred the vehicle was in motion every time. The dealer claimed that my problem was caused by a stain on my seat, they claimed the mechanic cleaned the seat and they were going to release the vehicle to me. I insisted however that my seat was never wet nor stained. The service advisor then spoke to a manager and they then informed me that the problem was the airbag sensor in the seat. They said it would take 2 days to get the part. Two days later they told me it was a national back order on the part. My vehicle has been at the dealer since 09/11/2018 and I am still waiting for the part which they keep calling me and telling me it is on backorder. They have provided me with a loaner. Corporate Subaru personnel have also contacted me concerned about this issue. As of today 10/18/18 Subaru as not corrected the issue.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Subaru Forester. While driving various speeds, the srs warning indicator randomly illuminated. The vehicle was taken to r&g Subaru (1140 highway 59 s, detroit lake, mn) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 12,606.

Passenger air bag light remains off when passenger seat is occupied, or turns off after seat has been occupied for several minutes. This results in srs airbag error light on dash illuminating. Dealer claims "seat was wet" and it will resolve itself when seat is dry. Seat has never been wet - no spills, no wet swimsuits, nothing. Problem started intermittently 1-2 months ago and now occurs nearly every time car is started. Dealer "fixed" before 500 mile interstate trip only to have problem return mid-trip.

29 June wife and I are on the highway driving when the passenger airbag light goes to off and the fault code appears on the heads up display tell us to take into service immediately. Well we car off and we don't hear anything back for a few days. We called them back on the 5th of July because of the holliday. They told my wife on the phone they were going to replace seat cushion because that seemed to be the issue. Fast forward to 9 July my wife recieves a call telling her the car is ready for pickup. My wife asks what did you end up doing to the vehicle? he said we functional tested the seat it's good to go. So I call the service department and speak to the service manager. I said so let me get this staight you had our car for 10 days and you did a test and hand my wife back the keys? where is the new seat cushion? he said to me sir I want to help you but corporate won't release the parts they instructed me to do the functional check and if it passed they would not release the parts. So I ask what if it happens again what then? well sir we would need to submit the service history problem with the next request to escalate the issue. So I call the wife tell her to go pick up the car but ask the service manager to take a little ride in the passenger seat to ensure it works. . . . So my wife starts the car then goes at sits in the passenger seat. Boom air bag fault light come on immediately with the service manager standing there. Service manager turns red. My wife's smiles and says I can't take this car home it's not safe. So they keep the car to try and order the seat cushion again. The service maanger call me back to (10 July) to let me know they hack escalated the problem to Subaru corporate and the cushion is now on order. However turns out 73 cushoins are on back order for pretty much the same issue. This may require a recall.

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.