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Subaru Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 155 recall campaigns that cover Subaru vehicles in our catalog, filed between 1988 and 2026. The Subaru Outback has the most complaints filed of any Subaru model, with 71 campaigns.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Subaru recall campaigns, newest first

155 campaigns, newest first.

Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy, Impreza, Baja and other models. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 16V359000 Filed May 25, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module
88% repairedof 146,010 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V359000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Forester, Legacy, Impreza and other models. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 16V358000 Filed May 25, 2016

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module
94.4% repairedof 302,127 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V358000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means
Recall 16V292000 Filed May 11, 2016

Loss of Steering Ability

Steering · column
99.8% repairedof 48,819 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V292000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 16V251000 Filed Apr 27, 2016

Electronic Stability Control System/FMVSS 126

Electronic stability control (esc)
94.8% repairedof 766 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V251000
Listed for Subaru Forester, WRX. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 16V162000 Filed Mar 21, 2016

Turbocharger Intake Duct Crack may cause Stall

Engine and engine cooling · engine · gasoline · turbo/supercharger
89.3% repairedof 18,187 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V162000
Listed for Subaru B9 Tribeca. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 16V060000 Filed Feb 3, 2016

Hood May Open Unexpectedly

Latches/locks/linkages · hood · latch
54.1% repairedof 77,017 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 16V060000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 15V794000 Filed Nov 24, 2015

Drive Shaft May Detach From Differential

Power train · driveline · differential unit
98.4% repairedof 3,251 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V794000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 15V502000 Filed Aug 10, 2015

Transmission Oil Leak

Power train · automatic transmission
98.9% repairedof 2,893 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V502000
Listed for Subaru Impreza. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 15V419000 Filed Jul 1, 2015

Front Passenger Air Bag may not Deploy

Air bags · sensor · occupant classification
67.6% repairedof 30,348 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V419000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy, Impreza, WRX and other models. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 15V366000 Filed Jun 12, 2015

Collision Mitigation Braking may not Function

Exterior lighting · brake lights · switch
94.3% repairedof 71,710 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V366000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy, Impreza, Baja and other models. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 15V323000 Filed May 28, 2015

Passenger Side Front Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module
94.3% repairedof 432,016 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V323000
Listed for Subaru Forester, Impreza, WRX. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 14V830000 Filed Dec 31, 2014

Brake Line Corrosion at Four-Way Connector

Service brakes, hydraulic
79.4% repairedof 200,064 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V830000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy, Baja. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 14V763000 Filed Dec 1, 2014

Passenger Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags
93.7% repairedof 4,175 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V763000
Listed for Subaru Outback. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 14V577000 Filed Sep 19, 2014

Trailer Hitch Assembly may be Incorrectly Torqued

Trailer hitches
98.2% repairedof 56 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V577000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Forester, Legacy, Impreza and other models. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 14V311000 Filed Jun 10, 2014

Brake Lines may Fail due to Corrosion

Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
44.8% repairedof 461,338 vehicles
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V311000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 13V336000 Filed Aug 1, 2013

Possible Detachment of Parking Rod/Rollaway

Power train · automatic transmission
Repair progress not yet reported202 vehicles potentially affected
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V336000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 13V194000 Filed May 13, 2013

Steering Column Disengagement

Steering
Repair progress not yet reported5,379 vehicles potentially affected
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V194000
Listed for Subaru Forester. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 13V159000 Filed Apr 24, 2013

Carpeted Floor Mats may Curl/Interfere with Pedals

Equipment
Repair progress not yet reported10,137 vehicles potentially affected
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V159000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 13V110000 Filed Mar 27, 2013

Brake Lines may Fail due to Corrosion

Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Repair progress not yet reported274,402 vehicles potentially affected
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V110000
Listed for Subaru Outback, Legacy. Not checked against your VIN.
Recall 13V078000 Filed Mar 5, 2013

Wiper Motor Bottom Cover Melting

Visibility/wiper
Repair progress not yet reported16 vehicles potentially affected
Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026
Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V078000

Subaru recalls by model

Subaru Legacy recalls (81)Subaru Outback recalls (71)Subaru Impreza recalls (53)Subaru Forester recalls (43)

Where to next

Every Subaru modelSubaru models →Decode a Subaru VINSubaru VIN decoder →Check your exact carNHTSA's VIN lookup →
How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Processing

  • Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
  • Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

  • Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
  • Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
  • Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

  • 2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.
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Campaigns filed per year

20263 20255 20241 202312 20228 20217 20206 201917 20189 20177 201611 20155

Source: NHTSA, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.