NHTSA Campaign 16V162000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
NHTSA campaign 16V162000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger. The repair is free.
Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 16V162000 with NHTSA on March 21, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V162000, NHTSA lists up to 18,187 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 10, 2015 and April 22, 2015.
The 16V162000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V162000 were scheduled from April 15, 2016, 25 days after the report.
16V162000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2015–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V162000 ranks 52 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V162000, Subaru of America, Inc has 6 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 WRX vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 21, 2015, and Forester 2.0XT vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 20, 2015. The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.
- The risk
- An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the turbocharger air intake duct, and replace it as necessary, free of charge, depending on the lot number found on the duct. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTA-62.
Reported March 21, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V162000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V162000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 21, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted