The 1994 Subaru Impreza has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 95,673 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN OCCUR AFTER UNDERCARRIAGE CONTACT OF THE TOW HOOKS WITH CURBS, DIPS, SPEEDBUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC.
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FRONT TOW HOOKS.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“While driving rear window defroster does not work. Took to dealer and dealer said it was not under warranty. *ak”
“When driving at any speed, vehicle lurched foward, lack of power , and backfired. *ak”
“Front suspension, bolts that shaft to the right front missing, causing the vibration in the front end. *ak”
“Auto-tran: transmission slipped out of drive into reverse; driver accelerated; vehicle rolled backwards into another vehicle. Tt”
“On three occasions the air conditioning compressor broke, purchased car new . Please describe .*ak”
“Clicking noise occurs when the clutch is depressed, when driving or with engine off.”
“Clicking noise occurs when the clutch is depressed. This happens while driving as well as when vehicle is parked. *ak”
“The air compressor unit can not be adjusted for internal pressure, the whole unit has to be replaced as per design.”
IN ITS LETTER DATED DECEMBER 21, 1998, SUBARU STATED THAT THE VEHICLES IDENTIFIED ABOVE WILL BE RECALLED.SUBARU DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FRONT TOWING/TIE-DOWN HOOKS.REFER TO NHTSA RECALL NO. 98V-315 FOR DETAILS.
ODI HAS REVIEWED 33 COMPLAINTS OF OVERSENSITIVE' AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT (I.E., ANY NON-CRASH DEPLOYMENT) RECEIVED BY ODI AND SUBARU INVOLVING MODEL YEAR 1995 SUBARU IMPREZA & LEGACY VEHICLES AND ALL OTHER IMPREZA & LEGACY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAG SYSTEMS IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE 1995 IMPREZA & LEGACY;…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Subaru Impreza as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.