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Subaru turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.

NHTSA campaign 16V-162 · Reported March 21, 2016 · 18,187 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Subaru Forester and WRX
VEHICLES AFFECTED
18,187
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.
COST
Free

The short version

Subaru of America, Inc. reported a problem with the gasoline turbo/supercharger. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.

WHY IT MATTERS

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

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.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-162.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015–2016Subaru Forester
2015–2016Subaru 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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