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NHTSA recall 18V935000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number18V935000
Manufacturer's numberWTZ-85
ManufacturerSubaru of America, Inc.
Reported2018-12-31
Owners notified2019-02-05
ComponentVISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Units potentially affected71190
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2020-07-23
Vehicles in the campaign71190
Reported remedied69510 (97%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed104

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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 2018 Legacy, Outback, and BRZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause the audio display system to not initialize, resulting in the camera display remaining blank. If this occurs, the rearview image will not display while backing up the vehicle. As a result, the vehicles fail to comply with requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."

What can happen

Failure to display the rearview image while backing up increases the risk of crash.

The remedy

Subaru has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the audio system display software, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WTZ-85.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2018 SUBARU BRZBuilt 2017-08-29 to 2018-08-30.
2018 SUBARU LEGACYBuilt 2017-05-18 to 2018-07-23.
2018 SUBARU OUTBACKBuilt 2017-07-07 to 2018-07-23.

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.

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