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2014 Subaru Legacy
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the 2014 Subaru Legacy, covering air bags, electrical system and parking brake, and 34 consumer complaints received since 2013.
The component named most often is air bags: 255.3 of every 1,000 component mentions for this year, above the 84.8 per 1,000 across all 2014 model-year vehicles and against 123.9 per 1,000 for the Subaru Legacy line as a whole.
That is fewer than the average of 59.9 complaints per model year across the 37 Subaru Legacy model years on this register; 3 complaints reported a crash and 1 a fire.
Complaints were received in the largest number in 2016 (8); the most recent in the file is dated 7 May 2019.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA. Recall text is the manufacturer's Part 573 report as filed with NHTSA. Complaint file through 15 May 2019; recall file through 29 Sep 2026.
Recalls by model year:
Recall campaigns
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-20.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign TKB-20).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-20.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign TKC-20).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators with alternate inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-20.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign TKA-20).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legacy vehicles, 2005-2014 Outback vehicles and 2006-2008 Tribeca vehicles equipped with a mechanical key ignition switch installed as a replacement part. The ball spring inside the switch may break, reducing the strength of the ignition switch. If this occurs, the weight on the key ring and certain road conditions could cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.
Consequence: The engine turning off unexpectedly can increase the risk of a crash. If a crash occurs under this condition, the air bag may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition switch, replacing the ignition switch, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 10, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUF-91.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign WUF-91).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, and Legacy vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru is notifying owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 25, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-19.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign TKB-19).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru is notifying owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 25, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-19.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign TKC-19).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Forester, 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, Legacy, and 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru has notified owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 25, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-19.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign TKA-19).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked.
Consequence: A vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EPB actuator assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WTV-81.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign WTV-81).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Legacy vehicles manufactured November 26, 2008, to June 7, 2013, and 2010-2014 Outback vehicles manufactured January 9, 2009 to June 7, 2013. Due to contamination, components within the windshield wiper motor bottom cover may interfere with each other. If an obstruction, such as a buildup of snow or ice prevents the wiper arms from being able to stop in the parked position, the wiper motor may overheat and the bottom cover may melt.
Consequence: If the windshield wiper motor overheats, the wipers may fail, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the wiper motor cover may melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the windshield wiper motor bottom cover assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTK-71. Note: This recall supersedes recall 11V-469. All vehicles that were remedied under that campaign are affected by this campaign, and need to have their wiper motor bottom cover replaced again.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign WTK-71).
Defect, as filed: Subaru of America is recalling certain model year 2014 Legacy 3.6R and Outback 3.6R and 2013 Tribeca vehicles manufactured June 12, 2013, through June 28, 2013 and equipped with 5-speed automatic transmissions. In the affected vehicles, the parking rod may come loose inside the automatic transmission.
Consequence: As a result of the parking rod detaching, the transmission may not be able to be moved from the "park" position preventing the vehicle from being moved or driven. Furthermore, even with the transmission shifted into the 'park' position, the parking mechanism may not engage, and the vehicle may roll away while in the "park" position, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission, free of charge. The recall began during August 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's recall number is WQJ-46.
Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. (manufacturer campaign WQJ-46).
Each entry links to the NHTSA record. NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are free of charge at an authorised dealer; check a specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Complaints by component
Component mentions per 1,000 for the 2014 Subaru Legacy (black) against all 2014 model-year vehicles in the file (yellow). A complaint can name more than one component.
| Per 1,000 component mentions | 2014 | Legacy line | All 2014 vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 255.3 | 123.9 | 84.8 |
| Structure | 106.4 | 43.1 | 39.7 |
| Engine | 106.4 | 42.1 | 121.5 |
| Electrical System | 85.1 | 73.3 | 120.8 |
| Unknown or Other | 85.1 | 33.2 | 79.5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 85.1 | 25.7 | 34.5 |
| Component | Mentions | Per 1,000 | Line | All 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 12 | 255.3 | 123.9 | 84.8 |
| Structure | 5 | 106.4 | 43.1 | 39.7 |
| Engine | 5 | 106.4 | 42.1 | 121.5 |
| Electrical System | 4 | 85.1 | 73.3 | 120.8 |
| Unknown or Other | 4 | 85.1 | 33.2 | 79.5 |
| Exterior Lighting | 4 | 85.1 | 25.7 | 34.5 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 63.8 | 60.6 | 42 |
| Visibility | 3 | 63.8 | 22.9 | 10.4 |
| Seats | 2 | 42.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| Steering | 2 | 42.6 | 32.5 | 66.9 |
| Power Train | 1 | 21.3 | 95.9 | 130.9 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | 21.3 | 25 | 40.1 |
| Suspension | 1 | 21.3 | 41.1 | 23.6 |
34 unique complaints, 47 component mentions; 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported by complainants. Complaint narratives are not republished.
Complaints by year received
Investigations
No NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation action in the current file names this model year.
Other Subaru Legacy model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 NHTSA | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1988 NHTSA | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1989 NHTSA | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1990 | 4 | 81 | 292,039 |
| 1991 | 3 | 78 | 211,039 |
| 1992 | 2 | 55 | 40,795 |
| 1993 | 1 | 77 | 31,295 |
| 1994 | 0 | 59 | — |
| 1995 | 2 | 182 | 275,673 |
| 1996 | 3 | 123 | 305,115 |
| 1997 | 5 | 138 | 309,673 |
| 1998 | 4 | 113 | 441,679 |
| 1999 | 3 | 93 | 422,293 |
| 2000 | 3 | 93 | 170,142 |
| 2001 | 7 | 73 | 477,572 |
| 2002 | 4 | 49 | 471,396 |
| 2003 | 14 | 51 | 1,916,339 |
| 2004 | 10 | 42 | 1,580,644 |
| 2005 | 9 | 163 | 1,672,351 |
| 2006 | 7 | 80 | 1,666,189 |
| 2007 | 9 | 25 | 1,783,031 |
| 2008 | 9 | 47 | 1,783,031 |
| 2009 | 13 | 44 | 1,988,974 |
| 2010 | 18 | 113 | 3,242,605 |
| 2011 | 16 | 117 | 3,115,845 |
| 2012 | 16 | 58 | 2,142,573 |
| 2013 | 12 | 46 | 2,061,376 |
| 2014 | 10 | 34 | 1,944,601 |
| 2015 | 3 | 96 | 75,369 |
| 2016 | 3 | 42 | 54,963 |
| 2017 | 2 | 18 | 48,873 |
| 2018 | 3 | 20 | 475,806 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 366,282 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 504,336 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 214,735 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 214,553 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 100,141 |
Model years with a single campaign and fewer than 25 complaints have no page here; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record for that year.
All Subaru Legacy model years · Subaru: 29 model lines
Questions and answers
How many recalls does the 2014 Subaru Legacy have?
10 NHTSA recall campaigns name this model year; the most recent, 20V002000, was reported to NHTSA on 2 Jan 2020 and concerns air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module. Across all model years the Subaru Legacy line has 81 campaigns.
Is there an open NHTSA investigation into the 2014 Subaru Legacy?
No NHTSA investigation in the current file names this model year.
What component do owners of the 2014 Subaru Legacy complain about most?
Air Bags: 12 of 47 component mentions (255.3 per 1,000). Next is structure with 5. Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
How do I get a recall repaired?
NHTSA states that safety recall repairs are performed free of charge by the manufacturer's authorised dealers. Each campaign's remedy text above is the manufacturer's statement as filed with NHTSA. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, downloaded 29 Sep 2026. Complaint counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; component figures count each component a complaint names. The NHTSA record linked from each campaign is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation flat files (recalls, complaints, investigations), public domain, files dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints). Complaints since 1 Jan 1995. Counts are unique complaint numbers per make, model and model year; per-1,000 rates divide a component's mentions by all mentions for the same group. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections and the methodology.