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2014 Subaru Impreza: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2014 Subaru Impreza. The newest campaign is 19V149000. NHTSA received the report on 28 Feb 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V149000, in the NHTSA record

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,569,191 units in total.

  1. 19V149000Received . 1,303,530 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Forester, 2008-2016 Impreza sedans, 2012-2016 Impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 WRX sedans (including STI), and 2013-2017 Crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also preventing keyless ignition vehicles from starting and CVT/automatic transmissions from being able to be shifted out of Park.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began April 15, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUE-90.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WUE-90. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V772000Received . 165,534 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Subaru Impreza, 2012-2013 Impreza Stationwagon, 2013 Subaru BRZ, XV Crosstrek and Toyota Scion FR-S vehicles. The engine valve springs in these vehicles may fracture causing an engine malfunction or a possible engine stall.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify their owners. Toyota will notify the FR-S owners. Dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614, Toyota owners may contact the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-888-270-9371. Subaru's number for this recall is WTY-84.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WTY-84. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V738000Received . 100,127 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2008-2014 Impreza vehicles and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, all equipped with turbo-charged engines. The relay that controls the secondary air injection pump may fail, causing the pump to continuously operate and overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary air injection pump relay, free of charge. The recall began December 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTM-73.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WTM-73. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19900
  2. 19931
  3. 19941
  4. 19951
  5. 19960
  6. 19970
  7. 19980
  8. 19990
  9. 20000
  10. 20010
  11. 20026
  12. 20036
  13. 20048
  14. 20056
  15. 200610
  16. 20079
  17. 200814
  18. 200914
  19. 201015
  20. 201114
  21. 20126
  22. 20134
  23. 20143
  24. 20152
  25. 20161
  26. 20177
  27. 20185
  28. 20195
  29. 20201
  30. 20212
  31. 20221
  32. 20232
  33. 20242

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2014 Subaru Impreza: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/impreza/2014/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Subaru of America, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2014 Subaru Impreza?
1,569,191 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Subaru Impreza have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 53 recall campaigns for the Subaru Impreza, model years 1990 to 2024. 3 of them name the 2014 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Subaru Impreza open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.