{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"15V502000","date":"2015-08-10","owner_notified":"2015-08-28","manufacturer":"Subaru of America, Inc.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT","summary":"Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to July 27, 2015.  Transmission oil may leak from a deformed seal cap on the propeller shaft yoke.","consequence":"If the transmission oil leaks onto the exhaust pipe, there is a possible risk of fire.","remedy":"Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the propeller shaft, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2015. Owners may contact 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQU-56.","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.","mfr_campaign":"WQU-56","part_number":null,"units":2893,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2016-4","period_to":"2016-4","submitted":"2017-01-23","involved":2893,"remedied":2860,"unreachable":8,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":98,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2015,"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","vehicle_id":"2015_subaru_legacy","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-07-03","built_to":"2015-07-25"},{"year":2016,"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","vehicle_id":"2016_subaru_legacy","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-07-03","built_to":"2015-07-25"},{"year":2015,"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","vehicle_id":"2015_subaru_outback","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-07-03","built_to":"2015-07-27"},{"year":2016,"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","vehicle_id":"2016_subaru_outback","match":"exact","built_from":"2015-07-03","built_to":"2015-07-27"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/15V502000"}