WRQ-23 – Switch Failure May Cause Loss of Rearview Image – 2021 Subaru Crosstrek, 2022 Forester, 2021-2023 Legacy & Outback

November 9, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V755000

Switch Failure May Cause Loss of Rearview Image

An inoperative inhibitor switch may prevent the reverse lights from illuminating and the rearview camera image from displaying, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V755

Manufacturer Subaru of America, Inc.

Components POWER TRAIN

Potential Number of Units Affected 95,830

 

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.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the inhibitor switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be 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.

 

Check if your Subaru has a Recall

 


Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) has initiated a safety recall for certain 2021 model year Crosstrek vehicles, certain 2022 model year Forester, and certain 2021-2023 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles.

 

Description of the Defect and Safety Risk

The vehicles included in this recall may contain an inhibitor switch that was manufactured with an insufficient weld between the switch stator and cover which may allow water intrusion.

Over time, moisture intrusion may cause the inhibitor switch to become inoperative. An inoperative inhibitor switch may result in the backup lamps not illuminating when in reverse gear, the rear-view monitor not displaying, the transmission gear select indicator in the instrument panel not being displayed, or inability to start the engine.

 

Remedy

For all the potentially affected vehicles, Subaru dealers will replace the inhibitor switch with a new one at no cost to the customer. The recall repair procedure will be forthcoming in a subsequent subarunet announcement.

 

Affected Vehicles

A total of 95,830 U.S. vehicles will be affected by this recall, as listed below. Not all vehicles in the production range listed below are affected by this recall. Coverage must be confirmed by using the Vehicle Coverage Inquiry function on subarunet.com prior to repair. This information will be available later today.

 


Chronology :

June 2021 – Subaru received the first technical report from the U.S. market indicating ‘D’ or ‘R’ was not displayed on the combination meter when in drive or reverse ranges, respectively. After examining the part, no abnormality was found.

June 16, 2021 – Supplier rotated the welding jig out of the production process under normal maintenance.

July 2021 – June 2022 – Additional failed parts were collected for further investigation. While most did not find a conclusive cause, later parts collected began to show signs of water intrusion.

June 2022 – September 2022 – The supplier conducted testing to reproduce the failure mode. The cause was determined to be a defect in the welding jig used from February to June 2021.

August 2022 – July 2023 – Subaru continued to monitor field data. During this period, seven (7) new nondealer field reports were submitted and all non-dealer field reports, including those prior to this period, involved alleged symptoms such as check engine light illumination or inability to start the engine and no cases indicated a crash or injury.

July 2023 – October 2023 – Subaru escalated this topic for further consideration of field action after a data analysis predicted an increasing upward trend in claims. Following escalation, Subaru determined the extent of potential symptoms that could be caused by an inoperable inhibitor switch. Based on the results of this multidisciplinary review, Subaru reassessed this topic for safety and noncompliance implications.

November 2, 2023 – Out of an abundance of caution, Subaru decided to conduct a voluntary safety recall.

Subaru is aware of twelve (12) technical reports in the U.S. market. Subaru is not aware of any crashes or injuries resulting from this condition.

 


8 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE MODEL YEAR
SUBARU CROSSTREK 2021
SUBARU FORESTER 2022
SUBARU LEGACY 2021-2023
SUBARU OUTBACK 2021-2023

 


3 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-23V755-1084.PDF 217.983KB

RCLRPT-23V755-1084

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-23V755-9669.pdf 702.088KB

RCAK-23V755-9669

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-23V755-0880.pdf 987.235KB

RCMN-23V755-0880

 


Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=23V755&docType=RCL

 


 

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