# NHTSA recall 18V772000

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: 18V772000
- Manufacturer's number: WTY\-84
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2018\-11\-01
- Owners notified: 2018\-12\-26
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 165534

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2012\-2014 Subaru Impreza, 2012\-2013 Impreza Stationwagon, 2013 Subaru BRZ, XV Crosstrek and Toyota Scion FR\-S vehicles.  The engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.


## What can happen

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Subaru will notify their owners.  Toyota will notify the FR\-S owners.  Dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge.  The recall began December 26, 2018.  Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614, Toyota owners may contact the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1\-888\-270\-9371.  Subaru's number for this recall is WTY\-84.


## 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 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 165534
- Reported remedied: 110514 \(66%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1481
- Reported removed: 8007

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 1, 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

- 2013 SCION FR\-S. Built 2012\-03\-13 to 2013\-07\-08.
- [2013 SUBARU BRZ](/makes/subaru/brz/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-09 to 2013\-07\-02.
- [2012 SUBARU IMPREZA](/makes/subaru/impreza/2012/recalls.md)
- [2013 SUBARU IMPREZA](/makes/subaru/impreza/2013/recalls.md)
- [2014 SUBARU IMPREZA](/makes/subaru/impreza/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-17 to 2013\-10\-03.
- [2013 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK](/makes/subaru/xv-crosstrek/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-05\-17 to 2013\-07\-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.

- [15\-300\-22R](/bulletins/11027982.md), 2026-02-02, Service bulletin
- [18\-226\-25R](/bulletins/11027083.md), 2026-01-06, Service bulletin
- [Subaru Service Technical](/bulletins/11022305.md), 2025-09-02, Other
- [02\-192\-24R](/bulletins/11017452.md), 2025-05-01, Service bulletin
- [09\-51\-08R](/bulletins/11016224.md), 2025-04-01, Service bulletin
- [01\-167\-08R](/bulletins/11008282.md), 2024-10-02, Service bulletin
- [02\-192\-24](/bulletins/11008281.md), 2024-10-02, Service bulletin
- [02\-191\-22R](/bulletins/11008267.md), 2024-10-02, Service bulletin
- [01\-168\-09R](/bulletins/11006934.md), 2024-09-04, Service bulletin
- [Thermo Control Valve Vide](/bulletins/11005608.md), 2024-08-05, Other

## 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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