NHTSA recall 23V755000
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 | 23V755000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WRQ-23 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2023-11-09 |
| Owners notified | 2024-01-08 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH |
| Units potentially affected | 95830 |
| Part numbers | 31918AA120 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-01-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 95830 |
| Reported remedied | 86057 (89%) |
| Reported unreachable | 455 |
| Reported removed | 619 |
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.
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2021 Crosstrek, 2022 Forester, 2021-2023 Legacy, and Outback vehicles. An insufficient weld may allow water to enter the inhibitor switch, causing it to fail.
What can happen
An inoperative inhibitor switch may prevent the reverse lights from illuminating and the rearview camera image from displaying, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the inhibitor switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WRQ-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.safercar.gov.
| 2021 SUBARU CROSSTREK | Built 2021-02-08 to 2021-07-30. |
|---|---|
| 2022 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2021-07-26 to 2021-07-27. |
| 2021 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2021-03-18 to 2022-08-25. |
| 2022 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2021-03-18 to 2022-08-25. |
| 2023 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2021-03-18 to 2022-08-25. |
| 2021 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2021-03-17 to 2022-05-16. |
| 2022 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2021-03-17 to 2022-05-16. |
| 2023 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2021-03-17 to 2022-05-16. |
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
| 16-136-22R | 2023-07-03. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides a temporary repair procedure to address vibrations and/or judder concerns experienced on turns during acceleration. |
|---|---|
| 16-125-19 | 2022-03-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin outlines design changes made to the TR580 CVT oil pan assembly. |
| 16-132-20R | 2022-02-04. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides updated diagnostic procedures to follow and a brief questionnaire to complete when diagnosing an alleged Chain Slip condition on the TR580 and TR690 model CVT transmissions. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.