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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Subaru Outback Recalls

The 2000 Subaru Outback has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 22, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Subaru Outback. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
207

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
17

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Subaru Outback, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2000 Subaru Outback

Suspension: rear

Campaign
03V153000
Reported
April 22, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 170,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2003 Outback, 1 other model

03V153000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
13E065000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2004 Outback, 2 other models

13E065000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Subaru Outback complaints by year

NHTSA has received 207 owner complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback, the newest on January 10, 2018. Of these, 17 describe a crash (8%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries and 3 deaths.

In complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback, the component group named most often is the power train (20%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (17%) and the tires (14%).

None of the 2000 Subaru Outback's 2 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2000 Subaru Outback owners gave the mileage (104 complaints), the median was 68,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train42
  • Engine And Engine Cooling35
  • Tires30
  • Suspension24
  • Vehicle Speed Control14
  • Structure13

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback received by NHTSA, by calendar year
19994
200033
200118
200221
200336
200425
200518
20066
20076
20088
20095
20105
20113
20122
20134
20145
20152
20164
20182

Complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 36. 54% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Subaru Outback drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Subaru Outback year in the same window: 13th highest of the 23 ranked years.

Subaru Outback years to avoid →

The 207 complaints about the 2000 Subaru Outback are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Outback by model year

Other 2000 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: January 10, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted