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NHTSA Campaign 23V016000

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA campaign 23V016000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.

Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 23V016000 with NHTSA on January 23, 2023; the manufacturer initiated the recall.

For 23V016000, NHTSA lists up to 4,615 potentially affected vehicles.

Owner notification letters for 23V016000 were scheduled from February 15, 2023, 23 days after the report.

23V016000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2022.

By potentially affected vehicles, 23V016000 ranks 62 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.

Besides 23V016000, Subaru of America, Inc has 2 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 23V016000 was 13V159000, reported on April 24, 2013.

What this recall covers

The defect
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2022 WRX vehicles equipped with the "Eyesight" feature. The owner's manual may contain incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Incorrect instructions for adjusting the sensitivity of the High Beam Assist function contained in the owner's manual may cause the lights to not be adjusted as intended, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Subaru will mail an owner's manual insert containing the correct information, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 15, 2023. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRA-23.

Reported January 23, 2023

Vehicles covered by 23V016000 (1)

Subaru (1)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 23V016000, 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: January 23, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted