NHTSA recall 16V162000
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) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 16V162000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WTA-62 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2016-03-21 |
| Owners notified | 2016-04-15 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER |
| Units potentially affected | 18187 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-10-06 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 18187 |
| Reported remedied | 16242 (89%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, 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 2015-2016 WRX vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 21, 2015, and Forester 2.0XT vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 20, 2015. The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.
What can happen
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the turbocharger air intake duct, and replace it as necessary, free of charge, depending on the lot number found on the duct. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTA-62.
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.
| 2015 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2015-04-10 to 2015-06-05. |
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| 2016 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2015-06-01 to 2015-10-20. |
| 2015 SUBARU WRX | Built 2015-04-10 to 2015-04-22. |
| 2016 SUBARU WRX | Built 2015-04-13 to 2015-10-21. |
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
| 02-179-18 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. This Service Information Bulletin announces a change to the procedure and sequence used for torqueing the cylinder head bolts on the EJ25 turbocharged engine used in the 2015-2018MY STI. |
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| 02-179-18 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. This Service Information Bulletin announces a change to the procedure and sequence used for torqueing the cylinder head bolts on the EJ25 turbocharged engine used in the 2015-2018MY STI. |
| WTA-62SS | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. Subaru Safety Recall Campaign/ STOP SALE: WTA?62 Turbo Engine Air Intake Duct. The turbocharger air intake duct on affected vehicles may have been produced with incorrect material that is susceptible to cracking. |
| WTA-62A | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. Turbo models only. Service Procedure Bulletin. The repair procedure will involve inspecting and possibly replacing the turbocharger air intake duct. Inspection of the turbocharger air intake duct lot number (date) molded on the duct will be necessary to determine if replacement is required. |
| WTA-62 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. Turbo models only. Subject: Update ? Subaru Safety Recall Campaign/ STOP SALE: WTA?62 Turbo Engine Air Intake Duct. Owner Notification: All potentially affected vehicle owners will be notified by first class mail on or around April 15, 2016. As previously announced on March 17, 2016, Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Forester 2.0XT and WRX vehicles due to a possible issue with the turbocharger air intake duct. |
| 02-173-18 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. 2.0L Turbo Models only. This bulletin announces availability of a special turbocharger air intake duct designed to prevent EXTREMELY RARE occurrence of ice formation from condensation in the duct?s PCV system passages. |
| 02-173-18 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. 2.0L Turbo Models only. This bulletin announces availability of a special turbocharger air intake duct designed to prevent EXTREMELY RARE occurrences of ice formation from condensation in the duct?s PCV system passages. |
| 11-169-16 | 2017-10-27. Service bulletin. Turbo models only. This bulletin announces the availability of reprogramming files to optimize the ECM. These new files will address customer concerns of: ? Spark knock (ping) during high intake air temperature operation ? Surge on acceleration due to phantom knock detection ? Check Engine light illumination resulting from DTC P2270 and / or DTC P2270 and / or P0137 being stored in the ECM memory. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.