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Subaru in the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause the audio display system to not initialize, resulting in the camera display remaining blank.

NHTSA campaign 18V-935 · Reported December 31, 2018 · 71,190 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Subaru BRZ, Legacy and Outback
VEHICLES AFFECTED
71,190
REMEDY
Subaru has notified owners, and dealers will reprogram the audio system display software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Subaru of America, Inc. reported a problem with the visibility rearview mirrors/devices. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

In the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause the audio display system to not initialize, resulting in the camera display remaining blank. If this occurs, the rearview image will not display while backing up the vehicle.

WHY IT MATTERS

Failure to display the rearview image while backing up increases the risk of crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will reprogram the audio system display software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-935.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018Subaru BRZ
2018Subaru Legacy
2018Subaru Outback

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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