# NHTSA recall 23V647000

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: 23V647000
- Manufacturer's number: WRN\-23
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-09\-21
- Owners notified: 2023\-11\-20
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 4311
- Part numbers: 27111FL05C, 27111XC00C, 27111FL04C, 27111AN13A, 27111AN12A

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2023 Outback, Legacy, Ascent, and Impreza vehicles.  The center support bolts for the driveshaft may loosen, resulting in the disconnection of the front end of the driveshaft.


## What can happen

Separation of the front end of the driveshaft increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will clean the bolt mounting surfaces of the center support brace and install new bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2023.  Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WRN\-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: Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 4311
- Reported remedied: 3899 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 7
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2023 SUBARU ASCENT](/makes/subaru/ascent/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 SUBARU IMPREZA](/makes/subaru/impreza/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2023/recalls.md)
- [2023 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2023/recalls.md)

## 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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