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Subaru engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.

NHTSA campaign 18V-772 · Reported November 1, 2018 · 165,534 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Subaru BRZ, Impreza and XV CrossTrek
VEHICLES AFFECTED
165,534
REMEDY
Subaru will notify their owners.
COST
Free

The short version

Subaru of America, Inc. reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.

WHY IT MATTERS

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the valve springs, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-772.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2013Subaru BRZ
2012–2014Subaru Impreza
2013Subaru XV CrossTrek

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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