The defect
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked.
The risk
A vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EPB actuator assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WTV-81.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Legacy | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Subaru Outback | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru Legacy | 2010 | 150 | 18 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2011 | 167 | 16 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2012 | 90 | 16 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2013 | 66 | 12 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2014 | 53 | 10 |
| Subaru Outback | 2010 | 360 | 18 |
| Subaru Outback | 2011 | 653 | 16 |
| Subaru Outback | 2012 | 294 | 16 |
| Subaru Outback | 2013 | 297 | 12 |
| Subaru Outback | 2014 | 208 | 10 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2018
6 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the parking brake; Subaru of America, Inc. filed 101 campaigns in all.
| 18V881000 11 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V880000 11 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V789000 9 Nov 2018 | Gillig LLC |
| 18V319000 16 May 2018 | Ford Motor Company |
| 18V070000 26 Jan 2018 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018