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Subaru brake lines may experience brake line corrosion due to salt water splashing on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector.

NHTSA campaign 14V-830 · Reported December 31, 2014 · 200,064 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Subaru Forester, Impreza and WRX
VEHICLES AFFECTED
200,064
REMEDY
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will apply an anti-corrosion wax to the four-way joint connector area of the brake line system, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Subaru of America, Inc. reported a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The brake lines may experience brake line corrosion due to salt water splashing on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector.

WHY IT MATTERS

Brake fluid may leak due to the brake line corrosion and may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Subaru has determined that this remedy was inadequate due to incomplete repair instructions provided to dealers, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-830.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2009–2013Subaru Forester
2008–2011Subaru Impreza
2008–2014Subaru WRX

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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