# NHTSA recall 18V626000

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: 18V626000
- Manufacturer's number: WTV\-81
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-09\-13
- Owners notified: 2019\-07\-19
- Component: PARKING BRAKE
- Units potentially affected: 27175

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2010\-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission.  The electronic parking brake \(EPB\) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked.


## What can happen

A vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EPB actuator assembly, free of charge.  The recall began July 19, 2019.  Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WTV\-81.


## 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 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-19
- Vehicles in the campaign: 27175
- Reported remedied: 18787 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 186
- Reported removed: 827

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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

- [2010 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2010/recalls.md). Built 2008\-12\-10 to 2014\-05\-19.
- [2011 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2011/recalls.md). Built 2008\-12\-10 to 2014\-05\-19.
- [2012 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2012/recalls.md). Built 2008\-12\-10 to 2014\-05\-19.
- [2013 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2013/recalls.md). Built 2008\-12\-10 to 2014\-05\-19.
- [2014 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2014/recalls.md). Built 2008\-12\-10 to 2014\-05\-19.
- [2010 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2010/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-16 to 2014\-06\-02.
- [2011 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2011/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-16 to 2014\-06\-02.
- [2012 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2012/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-16 to 2014\-06\-02.
- [2013 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2013/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-16 to 2014\-06\-02.
- [2014 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2014/recalls.md). Built 2009\-03\-16 to 2014\-06\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [Announcements\-5](/bulletins/10232546.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [06\-74\-20](/bulletins/10171107.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin
- [06\-71\-19R](/bulletins/10166898.md), 2019-11-01, Service bulletin
- [Retailer Announc](/bulletins/10165517.md), 2019-10-01, Service bulletin
- [Warranty Extensi](/bulletins/10165515.md), 2019-10-01, Service bulletin
- [06\-71\-19](/bulletins/10165505.md), 2019-10-01, Service bulletin
- [WTV\-81R](/bulletins/10164443.md), 2019-09-05, Service bulletin
- [WTV\-81R](/bulletins/10163007.md), 2019-07-22, Service bulletin
- [WTV\-81R](/bulletins/10162886.md), 2019-07-18, Service bulletin
- [WTV\-81](/bulletins/10150951.md), 2018-12-10, 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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