NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Subaru Legacy Recalls
The 2003 Subaru Legacy has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 60
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2003 Subaru Legacy
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V001000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 258,813
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V002000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,547
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V003000
- Reported
- January 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 111,562
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V358000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 302,127
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2009–2011 Legacy, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V359000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 146,010
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V361000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62,940
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Legacy, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V323000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 432,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2008 Legacy, 4 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V763000
- Reported
- December 1, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,175
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 Legacy, 2 other models
Vehicle speed control: cables
- Campaign
- 04V128000
- Reported
- March 16, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 127,580
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002, 2004 Legacy, 2 other models
Suspension: front
- Campaign
- 03V232000
- Reported
- June 26, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 03V153000
- Reported
- April 22, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002 Legacy, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 02V282000
- Reported
- October 30, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 172,564
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2002 Legacy, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 02V240000
- Reported
- September 13, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 555
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 02V235000
- Reported
- September 5, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 13E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Legacy, 2 other models
2003 Subaru Legacy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 60 owner complaints about the 2003 Subaru Legacy, the newest on September 27, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (15%) and the fuel/propulsion system (12%).
8 of the 2003 Subaru Legacy's 15 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2003 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (41 complaints), the median was 79,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags16
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Power Train5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Engine4
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2003 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 6. 30% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Subaru Legacy drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Legacy year in the same window: 16th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 60 complaints about the 2003 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Legacy by model year
Other 2003 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: September 27, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted