Subaru Baja
Registered from 2003 to 2006.
About this model
The Subaru Baja is an all-wheel-drive, four passenger coupé utility manufactured from 2002 to 2006 by Subaru and marketed for model years 2003 to 2006. The Baja combines the handling and passenger carrying characteristics of a traditional passenger car with the open-bed versatility and load capacity of a small pickup truck.
From the Wikipedia article Subaru Baja, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 2005 | 1581 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 2004 | 1581 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2003 | 1581 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Fuel pump leaks
Engineering analysis, opened May 2009, closed July 2009.
Fuel pump leak
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2008, closed May 2009.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Subaru filed 114 bulletins about the 2006 Baja.
- Electrical system: 51
- Equipment: 10
- Air bags: 6
- Engine: 5
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 5
- Engine and engine cooling: 4
- Power train: 3
- Suspension: 2
- Fuel system, gasoline: 1
- Latches/locks/linkages: 1
- Other: 26
- This announcement is requesting retailer staff to retain the EyeSight protective hood covers from Generation 4 EyeSight cameras. · July 2026
- This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models. · June 2026
- This announcement provides information on the remanufactured CVT transmission program. · June 2026
- This bulletin announces the service manual correction regarding clutch master cylinder reservoir service procedures. · May 2026
- This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models. · May 2026
- This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedures to be followed when addressing customer concerns of steering wheel/vehicle body vibration when driving at highway speeds when tire/wheel balance is… · May 2026
- This Service Information Bulletin was developed to provide interim guidance for vehicles exhibiting DTC B2A20. · May 2026
- This bulletin contains information to help when attempting to complete the STARLINK Telematics subscription process, an Error Code 202 and / or 204 may occur preventing the process from completing… · April 2026
106 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.