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2021 SUBARU OUTBACK — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 2209307 · 2026-05-23

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

We are VERY concerned about the failure of some very important safety features of our 2021 Subaru Outback Touring Edition. We were involved in a bad car accident caused by a person under the influence who was in handcuffs when we were taken away by ambulance. As you can see by the photos, there was MAJOR damage to the other car and significant damage to ours. What is most concerning is the fact that NONE of the airbags deployed and the safety and security plan also failed - it did not call 911. I had to find my phone on the floorboard and call 911 myself. I am not sure if the insurance company will call it a total loss but I really don't think I want the car back BECAUSE of the failures of these very important safety features. I truly feel like Subaru has some explaining to do on this.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11739672
Machine
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