# Recalls that may apply to the 2015 Subaru Legacy

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

## United States (NHTSA), as of 2026-10-19

- [16V251000](/recalls/nhtsa/16V251000.md), 2016-04-27: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\). Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured on July 20, 2015.  The brake fluid used in these vehicles may contain excess moisture which may adversely affect the performance of the electronic stability control system.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems." Built 2015\-07\-20 to 2015\-07\-20.
- [15V502000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V502000.md), 2015-08-10: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4\-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to July 27, 2015.  Transmission oil may leak from a deformed seal cap on the propeller shaft yoke. Built 2015\-07\-03 to 2015\-07\-25.
- [15V366000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V366000.md), 2015-06-12: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles manufactured February 24, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Impreza vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to April 14, 2015, XV Crosstrek vehicles manufactured October 16, 2014, to April 15, 2015, and 2016 WRX vehicles manufactured March 23, 2015, and equipped with the Eyesight Driver Assist System.  If the switch that activates the brake lights fails, the automatic pre\-collision braking component of the driver assist system will not function. Built 2014\-03\-10 to 2015\-04\-16.

## Canada (Transport Canada), as of 2026-10-19

- [2022395](/recalls/tc/2022395.md), 2022-07-21: Brakes. Issue: On certain vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, a connector for the electronic parking brake \(EPB\) could disconnect. If this happens, you won't be able to apply the parking brake and the vehicle could roll away. If this happens and the parking brake is set, you won't be able release it. Note: This problem will cause the brake warning lamp to turn on or flash.  Safety Risk: A parked vehicle that moves unexpectedly could increase the risk of an injury or a crash.  Corrective Actions: Subaru will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealership to inspect the adapter cord connector for the electronic parking brake, and if necessary, install an additional retaining clip. To reduce the safety risk, Subaru recommends that you should park the vehicle in a flat location and leave the transmission in gear whenever possible until the recall repairs have been completed. Additionally, when parking uphill, the front wheels should be turned away from the curb and the shift lever should be placed into first gear. When parking downhill, the front wheels should be turned into the curb and the shift lever should be placed into reverse gear.
- [2015358](/recalls/tc/2015358.md), 2015-08-06: Powertrain. On certain vehicles, during the manufacturing process of pressing the seal cap onto the propeller shaft yoke, the seal cap may have been positioned incorrectly. This could result in the seal leaking transmission oil onto hot exhaust components, increasing the risk of fire resulting in injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the propeller shaft assembly.
- [2015249](/recalls/tc/2015249.md), 2015-06-04: Accessories. On certain vehicles, if the driver assist system were to become disabled due to a brake light switch failure, the system could fail to inform the driver that the automatic braking, adaptive cruise control and pre\-collision braking systems are disabled. This could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the driver assist system.
- [2015206](/recalls/tc/2015206.md), 2015-05-15: Accessories. On certain vehicles equipped with EyeSight driver assist technology, the French version of the EyeSight Owner’s Manual my contain incorrect translations of certain text.  If the vehicle were to be operated as described in the mistranslated French text, it could increase the risk of a crash.  Correction: Subaru will send corrected French EyeSight manuals directly to affected vehicle owners and additional corrected manuals will be available to all Dealers.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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