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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2007 Subaru Legacy Recalls

The 2007 Subaru Legacy has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
9

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
33

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2007 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

9 recalls on the 2007 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 2003–2006, 2008–2014 Legacy, 6 other models

20V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003–2006, 2008–2014 Legacy, 6 other models

20V002000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003–2006, 2008–2014 Legacy, 6 other models

20V003000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: ignition: switch

Campaign
19V297000
Reported
April 11, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 511
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2005–2006, 2008–2014 Legacy, 5 other models

19V297000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
16V738000
Reported
October 13, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 100,127
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2008–2009 Legacy, 3 other models

16V738000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2003–2006, 2008 Legacy, 4 other models

15V323000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
14V311000
Reported
June 10, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 461,338
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2006, 2008–2009 Legacy, 5 other models

14V311000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
13V110000
Reported
March 27, 2013
Vehicles affected
up to 274,402
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2005–2006, 2008–2009 Legacy, 1 other model

13V110000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Campaign
08V460000
Reported
September 11, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 16,715
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2008 Legacy, 2 other models

08V460000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2007 Subaru Legacy complaints by year

NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2007 Subaru Legacy, the newest on March 21, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2007 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the engine (21%) and the electrical system (15%).

4 of the 2007 Subaru Legacy's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2007 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 60,785 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags12
  • Engine7
  • Electrical System5
  • Service Brakes3
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Engine And Engine Cooling2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2007 Subaru Legacy received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20071
20082
20101
20112
20122
20133
20141
20152
20167
20173
20181
20204
20213
20241

Complaints about the 2007 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 7. 12% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 33 complaints about the 2007 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Legacy by model year

Other 2007 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: March 21, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted