Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V772000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Subaru of America, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-11-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V772000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Vehicles affected
165,534
Reported to NHTSA
2018-11-01
Owners notified
2018-12-26

Defect description

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Subaru Impreza, 2012-2013 Impreza Stationwagon, 2013 Subaru BRZ, XV Crosstrek and Toyota Scion FR-S vehicles. The engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.

Safety risk

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Subaru will notify their owners. Toyota will notify the FR-S owners. Dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614, Toyota owners may contact the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-888-270-9371. Subaru's number for this recall is WTY-84.

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.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Scion FR-S2013
Subaru BRZ2013
Subaru Impreza2014 2013 2012
Subaru XV Crosstrek2013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.