The 2007 Subaru Impreza has 9 recalls, the most serious being a front passenger airbag inflator that can rupture in a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
The airbag inflator issue accounts for eight of the nine recalls and represents a single underlying defect that has been addressed through multiple repair campaigns over time, reflecting prior repair attempts that did not fully resolve the problem. The inflator in the front passenger airbag can explode with excessive force, scattering sharp metal fragments toward anyone seated in the vehicle rather than deploying the bag in a controlled way. This is the well-documented Takata inflator defect, and it affects the passenger side specifically. On turbocharged models, there is a separate engine concern: the oil supply pipe feeding the turbocharger can crack where it is attached to the cylinder head, allowing engine oil to spray onto hot surfaces nearby. If that happens while the engine is running hard, the leaking oil can ignite and start a fire in the engine compartment. That particular recall only affects vehicles equipped with the 2.5-liter turbocharged engine.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown from exposure to high humidity, temperature changes, and heat over time.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown caused by long-term exposure to humidity, heat, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant breakdown caused by prolonged exposure to high humidity, heat, and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator with a different design at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator can rupture during a crash due to propellant degradation from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The front passenger air bag inflator may rupture during a crash due to propellant breakdown from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator at no cost.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator can rupture during a crash due to propellant breakdown from long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes in these cold-weather states.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may rupture during a crash because the propellant degrades after exposure to humidity and temperature changes over time.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The passenger front air bag inflator may rupture during a crash because the explosive propellant degrades after prolonged exposure to heat and humidity in certain regions.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator at no cost to you.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
On certain 2.5L turbo engines, the oil supply pipe to the turbocharger may crack at the brazing point on the cylinder head. If it cracks, oil leaks and can contact hot engine parts, potentially causing a fire.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the cracked pipe with a modified version, or install a reinforcing bracket if no crack is found.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
