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SUBARU FORESTER (2026) - Recall 25V889000 — NHTSA record 298370
Published notice; closure not supplied
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Source date Dec 18, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- SUBARU FORESTER (2026) - Recall 25V889000
- Reason
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2026 Forester vehicles. These vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrect and/or incorrectly oriented rear hatch support bracket which can detach without prior warning. A rear hatch support bracket that detaches can allow the rear hatch to fall unexpectedly during use and increase the risk of injury.
- Classification
- Not supplied
- Recalling firm
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Quantity
- 5603
- Agency-reported status
- Published safety recall
- Source record identifier
- 298370
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: SUBARU FORESTER; model year 2026. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |
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Distribution
Not supplied
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Dates in the source
- Report received
- Dec 18, 2025
- Manufacturer start
- Sep 11, 2025
- Manufacturer end
- Oct 30, 2025
- Owner notification
- Jan 29, 2026
- Record created
- Dec 22, 2025
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