# 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

## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-04\-10 to 2015\-06\-05.
- [2016 SUBARU FORESTER](/makes/subaru/forester/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-01 to 2015\-10\-20.
- [2015 SUBARU WRX](/makes/subaru/wrx/2015/recalls.md). Built 2015\-04\-10 to 2015\-04\-22.
- [2016 SUBARU WRX](/makes/subaru/wrx/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-04\-13 to 2015\-10\-21.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [02\-179\-18](/bulletins/10150935.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [02\-179\-18](/bulletins/10150910.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [WTA\-62SS](/bulletins/10140525.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [WTA\-62A](/bulletins/10140498.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [WTA\-62](/bulletins/10140497.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [02\-173\-18](/bulletins/10140480.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [02\-173\-18](/bulletins/10140425.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [11\-169\-16](/bulletins/10120995.md), 2017-10-27, Service bulletin

## 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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