# NHTSA recall 23V016000

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: 23V016000
- Manufacturer's number: WRA\-23
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-01\-23
- Owners notified: 2023\-02\-15
- Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
- Units potentially affected: 4615
- Part numbers: MSA5M2205A

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2022 WRX vehicles equipped with the "Eyesight" feature.  The owner's manual may contain incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

Incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function contained in the owner's manual may cause the lights to not be adjusted as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Subaru will mail an owner's manual insert containing the correct information, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 15, 2023.  Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WRA\-23.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4615
- Reported remedied: 4598 \(99%\)
- Reported unreachable: 15
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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 WRX](/makes/subaru/wrx/2022/recalls.md)

## 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\-270\-20R](/bulletins/10254003.md), 2024-05-02, Service bulletin
- [15\-242\-19R](/bulletins/10252492.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [15\-219\-18R](/bulletins/10252491.md), 2024-04-03, Service bulletin
- [09\-114\-23R](/bulletins/10252460.md), 2024-04-02, Service bulletin
- [15\-301\-22R](/bulletins/10252459.md), 2024-04-02, Service bulletin
- [15\-246\-19R](/bulletins/10249591.md), 2024-02-02, Service bulletin
- [OTA](/bulletins/10248191.md), 2024-01-03, Service bulletin
- [09\-110\-23R](/bulletins/10246083.md), 2023-12-05, Service bulletin
- [18\-224\-22R](/bulletins/10244908.md), 2023-11-06, Service bulletin
- [15\-266\-20R](/bulletins/10244903.md), 2023-11-06, 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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