NHTSA recall 14V830000
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.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 14V830000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WQQ-52 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2014-12-31 |
| Owners notified | 2015-01-27 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Units potentially affected | 200064 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2016-07-18 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 200064 |
| Reported remedied | 158768 (79%) |
| Reported unreachable | 2735 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 Impreza, 2008-2014 WRX and STI, and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia that were remedied under recall 14V-311 prior to December 23, 2014. The brake lines may experience brake line corrosion due to salt water splashing on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector.
What can happen
Brake fluid may leak due to the brake line corrosion and may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will apply an anti-corrosion wax to the four-way joint connector area of the brake line system, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQQ-52. Notes: This recall is specific to affected Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI customers who had their car remedied under NHTSA recall no. 14V-311 prior to December 23, 2014. Subaru has determined that this remedy was inadequate due to incomplete repair instructions provided to dealers. Affected Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles that were not repaired under NHTSA recall no. 14V-311 prior to December 23, 2014 will continue to be processed under NHTSA recall no. 14V-311. Affected vehicles not currently, or formerly, registered in the salt belt states identified in this recall are eligible for repair, at no cost to the customer, upon request.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2009 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2007-11-26 to 2009-03-26. |
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| 2010 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2009-01-28 to 2010-08-06. |
| 2011 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2010-06-10 to 2011-08-31. |
| 2012 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2011-05-25 to 2012-05-16. |
| 2013 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2012-03-20 to 2013-01-07. |
| 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2007-04-23 to 2008-06-30. |
| 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2008-06-11 to 2009-05-26. |
| 2010 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2009-05-18 to 2010-04-23. |
| 2011 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2010-03-16 to 2011-07-20. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| WQQ-52R | 2025-06-03. Service bulletin. "The repair instructions previously provided in the WQK-47 recall bulletin as been updated, the WQQ-52 recall will involve applying additional anti-corrosion material to the four-way (2-2 way) joint connector area of the brake line system on Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles previously repaired under the WQK-47 (14V-311) brake line corrosion recall prior tothe December 23, 2014 WQK-47 recall bulletin revision." |
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| 06-90-24 | 2024-07-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides diagnosis and procedure information to be applied when diagnosing potential fluid leaks on front and rear brake calipers. This information has been developed to reduce unnecessary brake caliper replacement. |
| WQK47-1 | 2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Brake Line Corrosion |
| WQK47-2 | 2023-04-24. Service bulletin. New Subaru Recall Campaign: Brake Line Corrosion WQK?47 |
| 064614 | 2023-04-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a revised adjustment procedure to be used when diagnosing Brake Light Switch (BLS) -related DTCs C1531 and/or C0054. If the BLS is out of adjustment, the ABS and/or VDC warning lamp may illuminate. |
| 064412R | 2023-03-20. Service bulletin. Diagnosis of DTCs C1249, C1531 and C0054 |
| 06-59-17R | 2021-02-18. Service bulletin. This Service Information bulletin announces availability of a new front brake pad shim kit to specifically address customer concerns of a squeaking or squealing sound on the models listed above. |
| 07-167-20 | 2020-02-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces availability of a new stop lamp switch for the models listed above equipped with LED - type rear combination lamps. |
| WUE-90R | 2019-12-02. Service bulletin. "Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, and WRX vehicles to replace the brake lamp switch. A total of 1,303,530 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall." |
| 05-70-19 | 2019-10-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the rear wheel / brake backing plates. Under certain circumstances, some customers may have a concern regarding a howling-type sound from the rear of the vehicle later diagnosed as a faulty hub / bearing assembly. Unevenness of the backing plate surfaces may affect the concentricity (roundness) of the hub / bearing after torqued during assembly and over time, cause the howling -type sound to develop. Production changes for the backing plates have been implemented to optimize their mounting surface quality. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.