{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"23V755000","date":"2023-11-09","owner_notified":"2024-01-08","manufacturer":"Subaru of America, Inc.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH","summary":"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.","consequence":"An inoperative inhibitor switch may prevent the reverse lights from illuminating and the rearview camera image from displaying, increasing the risk of a crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"WRQ-23","part_number":"31918AA120","units":95830,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2025-4","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-29","involved":95830,"remedied":86057,"unreachable":455,"removed":619,"remedied_percent":89,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"SUBARU","model":"CROSSTREK","vehicle_id":"2021_subaru_crosstrek","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-02-08","built_to":"2021-07-30"},{"year":2022,"make":"SUBARU","model":"FORESTER","vehicle_id":"2022_subaru_forester","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-07-26","built_to":"2021-07-27"},{"year":2021,"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","vehicle_id":"2021_subaru_legacy","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-03-18","built_to":"2022-08-25"},{"year":2022,"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","vehicle_id":"2022_subaru_legacy","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-03-18","built_to":"2022-08-25"},{"year":2023,"make":"SUBARU","model":"LEGACY","vehicle_id":"2023_subaru_legacy","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-03-18","built_to":"2022-08-25"},{"year":2021,"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","vehicle_id":"2021_subaru_outback","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-03-17","built_to":"2022-05-16"},{"year":2022,"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","vehicle_id":"2022_subaru_outback","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-03-17","built_to":"2022-05-16"},{"year":2023,"make":"SUBARU","model":"OUTBACK","vehicle_id":"2023_subaru_outback","match":"exact","built_from":"2021-03-17","built_to":"2022-05-16"}],"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/23V755000"}