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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2022 Subaru Legacy Recalls

The 2022 Subaru Legacy has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 22, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2022 Subaru Legacy. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
34

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2022 Subaru Legacy, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2022 Subaru Legacy

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Campaign
24V227000
Reported
March 22, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 118,723
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 Legacy, 1 other model

24V227000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch

Campaign
23V755000
Reported
November 9, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 95,830
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2021, 2023 Legacy, 3 other models

23V755000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2022 Subaru Legacy complaints by year

NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2022 Subaru Legacy, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2022 Subaru Legacy, the component group named most often is the visibility/wiper (47%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (12%) and the electrical system (9%).

None of the 2022 Subaru Legacy's 2 recalls concerns the visibility/wiper.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Visibility/Wiper16
  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Forward Collision Avoidance4
  • Electrical System3
  • Air Bags2
  • Lane Departure2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2022 Subaru Legacy received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20212
20227
20239
202410
20251
20265

Complaints about the 2022 Subaru Legacy peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 10. 85% arrived between 2021 and 2025, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2022 vehicles, the 2022 Subaru Legacy drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Subaru Legacy year in the same window: 14th highest of the 21 ranked years.

Subaru Legacy years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 34 complaints about the 2022 Subaru Legacy are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Subaru Legacy by model year

Other 2022 Subaru models

Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted