# NHTSA recall 22V485000

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: 22V485000
- Manufacturer's number: WRK\-22
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2022\-07\-08
- Owners notified: 2022\-08\-24
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)
- Units potentially affected: 182
- Part numbers: 30919AG75A, 30919AG75B, 30919AG76A, 30919AG76B

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2020\-2021 Outback and Legacy vehicles.  A programming error in the Transmission Control Unit \(TCU\) may allow the clutch to engage before the drive chain is completely clamped.


## What can happen

An improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will reprogram the TCU, inspect TCU data for chain slip, and visually inspect the chain guide.  If evidence of chain slippage or damage is found, the transmission will be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 24, 2022.  Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WRK\-22.  This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 21V\-955.


## 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: 182
- Reported remedied: 142 \(78%\)
- 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

- [2020 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-17 to 2020\-08\-03.
- [2021 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-17 to 2020\-08\-03.
- [2020 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-21 to 2020\-08\-03.
- [2021 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2021/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-21 to 2020\-08\-03.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [16\-136\-22R](/bulletins/10238440.md), 2023-07-03, Service bulletin
- [16\-125\-19](/bulletins/10208514.md), 2022-03-04, Service bulletin
- [16\-132\-20R](/bulletins/10207174.md), 2022-02-04, 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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