NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Subaru Legacy Recalls
The 2004 Subaru Legacy has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 49
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2004 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 2003, 2005–2014 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 2003, 2005–2014 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 2003, 2005–2014 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 2003, 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 2003 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 2003 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 2003, 2005–2008 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 2003, 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 2001–2003 Legacy, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 03V303000
- Reported
- August 20, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,874
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 13E065000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Legacy, 2 other models
2004 Subaru Legacy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 49 owner complaints about the 2004 Subaru Legacy, the newest on June 1, 2023. Of these, 5 describe a crash (10%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the engine (10%) and the vehicle speed control (10%).
8 of the 2004 Subaru Legacy's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2004 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 85,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags26
- Engine5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 12. 14% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 49 complaints about the 2004 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Legacy by model year
Other 2004 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: June 1, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted