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Subaru incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 22V-712 · Reported September 22, 2022 · 42 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Subaru Impreza and Outback
VEHICLES AFFECTED
42
REMEDY
Subaru will offer owners a vehicle exchange or repurchase, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Subaru of America, Inc. reported a problem with the visibility windshield. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 212, "Windshield Mounting."

WHY IT MATTERS

An insufficiently bonded windshield can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Subaru will offer owners a vehicle exchange or repurchase, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 22V-712.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2022Subaru Impreza
2022Subaru 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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