NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Subaru Legacy Recalls
The 2010 Subaru Legacy has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 150
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2010 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 2003–2009, 2011–2014 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 2003–2009, 2011–2014 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 2003–2009, 2011–2014 Legacy, 6 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 19V297000
- Reported
- April 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 511
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2009, 2011–2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V007000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V008000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V009000
- Reported
- January 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 452,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Legacy, 5 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 18V626000
- Reported
- September 13, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27,175
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Legacy, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V012000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 64,179
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2013 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V013000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 93,209
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Legacy, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V014000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53,480
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2012 Legacy, 6 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 16V694000
- Reported
- September 27, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 592,647
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2014 Legacy, 1 other model
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 2003–2004, 2009, 2011 Legacy, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V061000
- Reported
- February 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,419
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2013 Legacy, 3 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 12V602000
- Reported
- December 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 633,842
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Legacy, 3 other models
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 10V326000
- Reported
- July 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 809
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Legacy, 1 other model
Steering: column
- Campaign
- 10V283000
- Reported
- June 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 73,698
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: hoses/lines/piping/fittings
- Campaign
- 10V196000
- Reported
- May 7, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,443
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2010 Subaru Legacy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 150 owner complaints about the 2010 Subaru Legacy, the newest on March 16, 2026. Of these, 10 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2010 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the power train (33%), followed by the engine (21%) and the air bags (19%).
1 of the 2010 Subaru Legacy's 18 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2010 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (106 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train50
- Engine31
- Air Bags28
- Electrical System12
- Service Brakes12
- Steering12
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 23. 28% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Subaru Legacy drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Subaru Legacy year in the same window: 8th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 150 complaints about the 2010 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Legacy by model year
Other 2010 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted