NHTSA Campaign 18V935000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
NHTSA campaign 18V935000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: rearview mirrors/devices. The repair is free.
Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 18V935000 with NHTSA on December 31, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V935000, NHTSA lists up to 71,190 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 7, 2017 and July 23, 2018.
The 18V935000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V935000 were scheduled from February 5, 2019, 36 days after the report.
18V935000 covers 3 models from Subaru, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 18V935000 covers have filed at least 49 complaints naming the visibility, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 18V935000 vehicles, the 2018 Subaru Outback has the most (41).
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V935000 ranks 35 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 18V935000, Subaru of America, Inc has 5 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 18V935000 was 16V694000, reported on September 27, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2018 Legacy, Outback, and BRZ vehicles. In the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause the audio display system to not initialize, resulting in the camera display remaining blank. If this occurs, the rearview image will not display while backing up the vehicle. As a result, the vehicles fail to comply with requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
- The risk
- Failure to display the rearview image while backing up increases the risk of crash.
- The fix
- Subaru has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the audio system display software, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WTZ-85.
Reported December 31, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V935000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V935000, 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: December 31, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted