NHTSA recall 21V263000
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 | 21V263000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WRD-21 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2021-04-15 |
| Owners notified | 2021-05-17 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Units potentially affected | 408271 |
| Part numbers | 010108200 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-16 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 408271 |
| Reported remedied | 389513 (95%) |
| Reported unreachable | 901 |
| Reported removed | 2087 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Subaru Crosstrek, 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid, and 2019 Forester vehicles. The rear stabilizer bracket bolts may loosen and detach.
What can happen
Missing bolts may allow the rear stabilizer bracket to shift, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will retorque and replace any missing bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 17, 2021. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRD-21.
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.
| 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK | |
|---|---|
| 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK | |
| 2019 SUBARU FORESTER |
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
| 05-84-21R | 2026-01-06. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces availability of new front wheel hub assemblies incorporating bearing surfaces having increased resistance to imperfections resulting from shock loads. |
|---|---|
| 03-96-25 | 2025-05-01. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces design changes made to the rear axle hubs. These changes have been implemented to reduce cases water intrusion further leading to harmonic, humming, and grinding type sounds heard from the axle hub while driving. |
| WQQ-52R | 2025-04-01. Service bulletin. Due to incomplete repair instructions previously provided in the WQK-47 recall bulletin, the WQQ-52 recall will involve applying additional anti-corrosion material to the four-way (2-2 way) joint connector area of the brake line system on Forester, Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles previously repaired under the WQK-47 (14V-311) brake line corrosion recall prior to the December 23, 2014 WQK-47 recall bulletin revision. The revisions to the bulletin are for part number changes. |
| 03-95-24 | 2025-01-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the repair procedures to be followed when encountering cases of a groaningtype sound from the rear of the vehicle heard when turning. |
| 03-94-24 | 2024-10-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin outlines the judgment criteria to be used when inspecting front transverse link bushings to reduce unnecessary bushing replacement. |
| 05-91-24 | 2024-08-05. Service bulletin. This Bulletin provides guidance for diagnosing a leaking front or rear suspension strut. |
| 05-62-18R | 2023-06-05. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides a procedure to address customer concerns of surface rust accumulating in the top center retaining nut area of the front strut mounts. |
| 5-88-21R | 2022-11-03. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings. |
| 05-88-21 | 2022-08-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings. |
| 05-88-21 | 2022-01-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a design change made to the front stabilizer bushings. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.