- Vehicles
- 2,893
- Built between
- Jul 2015 – Jul 2015
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 August 2015
- Repaired
- 99%
- Unrepaired
- 25
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2015 and July 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2016 Subaru LegacyBuilt July 2015 to July 2015
- 2015-2016 Subaru OutbackBuilt July 2015 to July 2015
Repair progress
25 of 2,893 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
99% repaired — 2,860 of 2,893 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 8
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
If the transmission oil leaks onto the exhaust pipe, there is a possible risk of fire.
What gets fixed
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the propeller shaft, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2015 to July 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 August 2015
- Owners notified28 August 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 99% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 10 August 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQU-56.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- WQU-56
- Recalling manufacturer
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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 your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.