NHTSA recall 16V162000
Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/supercharger
Subaru Forester and 1 more
Reported Mar 21, 201618,187 vehicles affectedSubaru of America, Inc.Maker’s number WTA-62Built Apr 10, 2015 – Jun 5, 2015
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 remedy
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.