Subaru recalls: Outback, Forester, Crosstrek and more
Subaru appears in 84 NHTSA campaigns from 2016 to 2025, among the fewest of the 18 brands, with a single one in 2024. Check your Subaru by model year below.
Subaru of America sells a short lineup, almost all of it built on one platform with the same flat-four engines and all-wheel-drive system, and its recall record is correspondingly short: 84 vehicle campaigns naming Subaru between 2016 and 2025 in NHTSA's file, 9.6 million vehicle notices, 4 in 2026 so far. The yearly count swings widely, from 17 campaigns in 2019 to 1 in 2024. Air bags lead with 20 campaigns, mostly Takata inflators on older Imprezas, Legacys and Outbacks, and 16 campaigns in all concern inflators. Subaru has 4 do-not-drive campaigns since 2016, a high number for its size, tied to those inflators. One quirk of the count: the electric Solterra is built by Toyota, so its campaigns are filed by Toyota and appear here because they name the Subaru model.
NHTSA safety recall campaigns
1 campaign
2022 Subaru Impreza
22V712000September 22, 2022
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Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2022 Impreza and Outback vehicles. The incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply…
Remedy: Subaru will offer owners a vehicle exchange or repurchase, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 21, 2022. Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at…
A campaign covers every vehicle of the model and year built in the affected window. To see whether one car still has it open, enter its VIN on nhtsa.gov/recalls or the maker's site.
- Campaigns 2016-2025
- 84
- Filed in 2026 so far
- 4
- Vehicles covered, 2016-2025
- 9.6 million
- Rank among 18 brands
- 15
The Ascent and the 2026 equipment campaign
The three-row Ascent, built in Indiana, appears in 8 campaigns since 2021. The latest large Subaru campaign, 26V436000, received on July 7, 2026, covered 541,237 vehicles across the Ascent, Forester and Crosstrek Hybrid, a reminder that a small brand can still issue a big campaign when a shared part is involved. The Impreza and the Forester appear most since 2021, 11 campaigns each.
Headlights and the 2019 peak
Subaru's 2019 total was swollen by campaigns on low-beam headlight assemblies and on the brake light switch of older Imprezas and Foresters; 19V149000, received on February 28, 2019, covered 1.3 million vehicles for a brake lamp switch that could stop the brake lights and the push-button start from working. Exterior lighting campaigns are classed as safety recalls because lights are a federal standard, FMVSS 108.
Solterra and the Toyota partnership
The Solterra and Toyota's bZ4X are the same vehicle. The 2022 wheel hub bolt recall, which stopped sales of both, and later software and camera campaigns were filed by Toyota. Read the Toyota page for the details, and use the recall check with Subaru and Solterra for your model year.
Subaru campaigns per year
| Year received | Campaigns | Vehicles covered |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 1.3 million |
| 2017 | 7 | 256,016 |
| 2018 | 9 | 726,032 |
| 2019 | 17 | 3.3 million |
| 2020 | 6 | 698,732 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1.3 million |
| 2022 | 8 | 520,941 |
| 2023 | 13 | 171,947 |
| 2024 | 1 | 118,723 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1.1 million |
| 2026 (to date) | 4 | 701,761 |
Systems recalled most often
| Component group | Campaigns | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 20 | 23 % |
| Electrical System | 11 | 13 % |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 8 | 9 % |
| Power Train | 8 | 9 % |
| Visibility | 6 | 7 % |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 5 | 6 % |
| Exterior Lighting | 5 | 6 % |
| Structure | 4 | 5 % |
Models in the most campaigns since 2021
| Model (NHTSA name) | Campaigns |
|---|---|
| IMPREZA | 11 |
| FORESTER | 11 |
| OUTBACK | 9 |
| ASCENT | 8 |
| LEGACY | 6 |
| CROSSTREK | 5 |
| WRX | 5 |
| SOLTERRA | 5 |
Latest Subaru campaigns
| Campaign | Received | Vehicles | Component | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26V436000 | July 7, 2026 | 2019-2026 Subaru ASCENT; 2026 Subaru CROSSTREK HYBRID and more | Equipment | 541,237 |
| 26V393000 | June 18, 2026 | 2026 Subaru SOLTERRA | Electrical System | 20,991 |
| 26V346000 | May 28, 2026 | 2026 Subaru FORESTER; 2026 Subaru FORESTER HYBRID | Visibility | 69,663 |
| 26V106000 | February 23, 2026 | 2026 Subaru CROSSTREK HYBRID; 2025 Subaru FORESTER HYBRID | Fuel System, Gasoline | 69,870 |
| 25V889000 | December 18, 2025 | 2026 Subaru FORESTER | Structure | 5,603 |
| 25V744000 | October 30, 2025 | 2023-2025 Subaru SOLTERRA | Back Over Prevention | 1 million |
| 25V577000 | September 4, 2025 | 2023-2025 Subaru SOLTERRA | Visibility | 94,320 |
| 25V419000 | June 19, 2025 | 2025 Subaru FORESTER | Child Seat | 2,938 |
| 25V033000 | January 23, 2025 | 2025 Subaru FORESTER | Wheels | 20,366 |
| 24V227000 | March 22, 2024 | 2020-2022 Subaru LEGACY; 2020-2022 Subaru OUTBACK | Air Bags | 118,723 |