NHTSA recall 23V551000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 23V551000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WRL-23 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-08-04 |
| Owners notified | 2023-10-03 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
| Units potentially affected | 35357 |
| Part numbers | 81302FN130, 81302FN120, 81302FN110, 81302FN100, 81302FN070, 81302FN060, 81302FN150, 81302FN140 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-21 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 35357 |
| Reported remedied | 33193 (93%) |
| Reported unreachable | 121 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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 2024 Crosstrek and Impreza vehicles. Due to insufficient clearance, the instrument panel harness may contact the steering beam bracket, damaging the wire insulation and causing a short circuit.
What can happen
A short circuit may cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the harness and install an additional clamp on the steering beam bracket. If damage is found, dealers will add protective tape or replace the instrument panel harness, as necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 3, 2023. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRL-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.
| 2024 SUBARU CROSSTREK | |
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| 2024 SUBARU IMPREZA |
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
| SubaruNet Annouc | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. The affected vehicles have insufficient clearance around the instrument panel harness which may allow the harness to contact the steering beam bracket. If the harness contacts the bracket, the wire insulation could be damaged and/or a wire could short circuit. |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.