NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Subaru Legacy Recalls
The 2011 Subaru Legacy has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 167
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2011 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 2003–2010, 2012–2014 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 2003–2010, 2012–2014 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 2003–2010, 2012–2014 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 2005–2010, 2012–2014 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 2010, 2012–2014 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 2010, 2012–2014 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 2010, 2012–2014 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 2010, 2012–2014 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 2009–2010, 2012–2013 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 2009–2010, 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 2010, 2012–2014 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, 2009–2010 Legacy, 6 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V061000
- Reported
- February 25, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,419
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 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 2010 Legacy, 3 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 11V467000
- Reported
- September 7, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 69,590
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: manual transmission
- Campaign
- 10V326000
- Reported
- July 20, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 809
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 Legacy, 1 other model
2011 Subaru Legacy complaints by year
NHTSA has received 167 owner complaints about the 2011 Subaru Legacy, the newest on July 7, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the engine (13%).
1 of the 2011 Subaru Legacy's 16 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2011 Subaru Legacy owners gave the mileage (120 complaints), the median was 77,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train47
- Air Bags25
- Engine22
- Electrical System19
- Suspension19
- Exterior Lighting18
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 27. 26% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Subaru Legacy drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Subaru Legacy year in the same window: 7th highest of the 21 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 167 complaints about the 2011 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Subaru Legacy by model year
Other 2011 Subaru models
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted