Subaru recalls
We have documented 27 recalls and campaigns for 9 models from Subaru. The ones with the most: XV II (5), Legacy V (4) and Forester III (3). The most recent, from September 2023, affects the Subaru Outback V.
Subaru campaigns by model
Open each model to see all its campaigns with their scope, date and the fault they correct.
- Subaru Forester III2008–2013 · Latest: RAPEX alert 22/2019: Subaru Forester brake light switch (30 May 2019)3 campaigns
- Subaru Forester IV2012–2018 · Latest: RAPEX alert 33/2020: occupant detection on the Subaru Forester (14 August 2020)3 campaigns
- Subaru Forester V2018–2024 · Latest: RAPEX alert 33/2020: occupant detection on the Subaru Forester (14 August 2020)1 campaign
- Subaru Impreza III2007–2011 · Latest: DVSA R/2019/106: brake light switch (April 2019)3 campaigns
- Subaru Legacy V2009–2014 · Latest: Safety Gate 17/2020: electric parking brake (Subaru SRT240) (April 2020)4 campaigns
- Subaru Outback IV2009–2014 · Latest: DVSA R/2018/346: electric parking brake capacitor (January 2019)3 campaigns
- Subaru Outback V2014–2021 · Latest: Safety Gate 35/2023: electric parking brake (Subaru SRT324) (September 2023)3 campaigns
- Subaru XV I2011–2017 · Latest: DVSA R/2020/315: sealing of the brake hose fittings (November 2020)2 campaigns
- Subaru XV II2017–2023 · Latest: Safety Gate 35/2023: electric parking brake (Subaru SRT324) (September 2023)5 campaigns
Latest Subaru campaigns
RecallSubaru; alerta Safety Gate/RAPEX notificada por Polonia · September 2023 · Ref. A12/02023/23
Safety Gate 35/2023: electric parking brake (Subaru SRT324)
Subaru Outback 2015-2018 (and Legacy, Levorg, WRX, Impreza and XV): 496,830 vehicles worldwide. The notice does not describe the remedy; it indicates that operators withdrew the product from end users and that the official dealer should be consulted with the chassis number.[1]
See the fault: Electric parking brake fault: the connector can come loose
RecallSubaru; alerta Safety Gate/RAPEX notificada por Polonia · September 2023 · Ref. A12/02023/23
Safety Gate 35/2023: electric parking brake (Subaru SRT324)
Subaru XV 2017-2019 (and Legacy, Outback, Levorg, WRX and Impreza): 496,830 vehicles worldwide. The entry does not describe the remedy; it indicates that operators withdrew the product from end users and that the official service should be consulted with the chassis number.[2]
See the fault: Electric parking brake fault: the connector can disconnect
RecallDVSA (Reino Unido) / Subaru · September 2022 · Ref. R/2022/260
DVSA R/2022/260: electric parking brake connector
Outbacks built between 13/05/2014 and 28/11/2018 (along with XV, Impreza and other models): connector inspection and, if needed, fitting of a retaining clip. 4,769 vehicles in total in the UK; manufacturer reference SRT-324.[3]
See the fault: Electric parking brake fault: the connector can come loose
RecallDVSA (Reino Unido) / Subaru · September 2022 · Ref. R/2022/260
DVSA R/2022/260: electric parking brake connector
XVs built between 13/05/2014 and 28/11/2018 (along with Outback, Impreza and other models): connector inspection and, if necessary, fitting of a retaining clip. 4,769 vehicles in total in the UK; manufacturer reference SRT-324.[3]
See the fault: Electric parking brake fault: the connector can disconnect
RecallDVSA (Reino Unido) / Subaru · November 2021 · Ref. R/2021/352
DVSA R/2021/352: rear stabiliser bar bracket bolts
XVs built between 6/4/2017 and 29/5/2019: inspection of the bolts and tightening to the specified torque, or fitting new bolts if missing. 1,949 vehicles in the UK; manufacturer reference SRT-307.[3]
See the fault: Rear stabiliser bar bracket bolts that may loosen
RecallSubaru; alerta Safety Gate/RAPEX notificada por Alemania · August 2021 · Ref. INFO/00147/21 (Subaru 202104 / SRT307)
Safety Gate 33/2021: rear stabiliser bar bracket on the Subaru XV
Subaru XVs built between 6/4/2017 and 29/5/2019: 602,216 vehicles worldwide. The entry does not describe the remedy; it indicates that the product was withdrawn from end users and that the official service should be consulted with the chassis number.[4]
See the fault: Rear stabiliser bar bracket bolts that may loosen
RecallDVSA (Reino Unido) / Subaru · November 2020 · Ref. R/2020/315
DVSA R/2020/315: sealing of the brake hose fittings
XV and Impreza built between 28/07/2016 and 21/08/2018: 585 vehicles in the United Kingdom; hoses replaced with a corrected part. Manufacturer reference SRT283.[3]
RecallDVSA (Reino Unido) / Subaru · November 2020 · Ref. R/2020/315
DVSA R/2020/315: brake hoses with insufficient sealing
XV (and also Impreza) built between 28/07/2016 and 21/08/2018: replacement of the brake hoses with a corrected part. 585 vehicles in total in the UK; manufacturer reference SRT283.[3]
See the fault: Brake hoses with insufficient sealing at the fitting crimp
RecallSubaru / Safety Gate (UE), notificada por Polonia · 14 August 2020 · Ref. SRT280 / A12/01148/20
RAPEX alert 33/2020: occupant detection on the Subaru Forester
Forester 2015-2018: a connection in the occupant detection system may come loose and disable the airbag.[5]
See the fault: Airbag occupant detection connection (2020 recall)
RecallSubaru / Safety Gate (UE), notificada por Polonia · 14 August 2020 · Ref. SRT280 / A12/01148/20
RAPEX alert 33/2020: occupant detection on the Subaru Forester
Foresters from 2015 to 2018: an occupant detection system connection may come loose and switch off the airbag.[5]
See the fault: Airbag occupant detection connection (2020 recall)
RecallSubaru; alerta Safety Gate/RAPEX notificada por Bélgica · April 2020 · Ref. A12/00592/20
Safety Gate 17/2020: electric parking brake (Subaru SRT240)
Legacy models built between 2010 and 2014: the capacitors in the electric parking brake control unit may fail while the car is in use. Serious alert; products withdrawn from end users.[6]
See the fault: Electric parking brake failure caused by a capacitor in the control unit
RecallSubaru / Safety Gate (UE), notificada por Alemania · 30 May 2019 · Ref. SRT270 / A12/0822/19
RAPEX alert 22/2019: Subaru Forester brake light switch
Foresters built between April 2007 and March 2017: the switch can fail and leave the brake lights not working. The notification does not describe the repair.[7]
The faults of Subaru engines, with their own campaigns and extended warranties, are in Subaru car problems.
Sources
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- Subaru Outback (2015-2018) accidente, frenos (Safety Gate 35/2023)car-recalls.eu · Other source · published 4 September 2023 · consulted 9 October 2026 · in Spanish
- Subaru XV (2017-2019) accidente, frenos (Safety Gate 35/2023)car-recalls.eu · Other source · published 4 September 2023 · consulted 9 October 2026 · in Spanish
- DVSA – base de llamadas a revisiónDVSA (Reino Unido) · Other source · consulted 9 October 2026
- Subaru XV (2017-2019) accidente, suspensión (Safety Gate 33/2021)car-recalls.eu · Other source · published 20 August 2021 · consulted 9 October 2026 · in Spanish
- Recall: Subaru Forester (2015-2018), sistema de detección de ocupantecar-recalls.eu · Official body · published 14 August 2020 · consulted 29 October 2026
- Subaru Legacy (2010-2014): freno de estacionamiento eléctrico (Safety Gate 17/2020)car-recalls.eu · Other source · published 26 April 2020 · consulted 29 October 2026 · in Spanish
- Recall: Subaru Forester (2007-2017), interruptor de luz de frenocar-recalls.eu · Official body · published 30 May 2019 · consulted 29 October 2026