# NHTSA recall 22V473000

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: 22V473000
- Manufacturer's number: WRC\-22
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-07\-01
- Owners notified: 2022\-08\-01
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 15
- Part numbers: 24020AG73A, 24020AH21A

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2022 Outback vehicles.  The engine wiring harness may have been damaged, resulting in a loose electrical connection to the engine control unit \(ECU\).


## What can happen

A loose electrical connection to the ECU may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the engine wiring harness and ECU, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2022.  Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WRC\-22.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 15
- Reported remedied: 15 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2022 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2022/recalls.md). Built 2022\-05\-03 to 2022\-05\-05.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [09\-114\-23](/bulletins/10246135.md), 2023-12-05, Service bulletin
- [09\-108\-23](/bulletins/10240115.md), 2023-08-02, 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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