Recall Register

2015 Subaru Legacy: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Subaru Legacy. The newest campaign is 16V251000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Apr 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Electronic Stability Control (ESC). NHTSA has 159 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 16V251000, in the NHTSA record

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will perform an ABS activation, then flush and replace the brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTC-64.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 75,369 units in total.

  1. 16V251000Received . 766 units.

    Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured on July 20, 2015. The brake fluid used in these vehicles may contain excess moisture which may adversely affect the performance of the electronic stability control system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Poor performance of the electronic stability control system when it is activated may result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will perform an ABS activation, then flush and replace the brake fluid, free of charge. The recall began on May 20, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTC-64.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WTC-64. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 15V502000Received . 2,893 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to July 27, 2015. Transmission oil may leak from a deformed seal cap on the propeller shaft yoke.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the transmission oil leaks onto the exhaust pipe, there is a possible risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the propeller shaft, free of charge. The recall began on August 28, 2015. Owners may contact 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQU-56.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WQU-56. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 15V366000Received . 71,710 units.

    Forward Collision Avoidance / Crash Imminent Braking

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 Legacy vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Outback vehicles manufactured February 24, 2014, to April 16, 2015, Impreza vehicles manufactured September 9, 2014, to April 14, 2015, XV Crosstrek vehicles manufactured October 16, 2014, to April 15, 2015, and 2016 WRX vehicles manufactured March 23, 2015, and equipped with the Eyesight Driver Assist System. If the switch that activates the brake lights fails, the automatic pre-collision braking component of the driver assist system will not function.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the automatic pre-collision braking system does not function as intended, the vehicle will not react to an obstacle in its path, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the driver assist system, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQS-54.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WQS-54. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

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Complaints by component

159 complaints, 232 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2015 Subaru Legacy
  • All 2015 vehicles
2015 Subaru Legacy: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2015 LegacyAll 2015 vehiclesLegacy, all yearsMentions
Electrical System159.5114.1105.237
Visibility/Wiper155.219.765.636
Unknown or Other116.410069.527
Engine99.1153.452.523
Power Train64.7125.690.615
Vehicle Speed Control60.332.750.314
Fuel/Propulsion System60.341.824.714
Service Brakes51.760.933.812
Structure43.141.137.110
Air Bags43.156.397.710

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.

Complaints that report a crash
15
Complaints that report a fire
3
Injuries in the complaints
10
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Mar 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2015 Subaru Legacy, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2015, with 46 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2015 Subaru Legacy
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA21002Engineering analysisDesiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureAir Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module17 Sep 2021Open

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. 19870
  2. 19880
  3. 19890
  4. 19904
  5. 19913
  6. 19922
  7. 19931
  8. 19940
  9. 19952
  10. 19963
  11. 19975
  12. 19984
  13. 19993
  14. 20003
  15. 20017
  16. 20024
  17. 200314
  18. 200410
  19. 20059
  20. 20067
  21. 20079
  22. 20089
  23. 200913
  24. 201018
  25. 201116
  26. 201216
  27. 201312
  28. 201410
  29. 20153
  30. 20163
  31. 20172
  32. 20183
  33. 20193
  34. 20206
  35. 20213
  36. 20222
  37. 20232
  38. 20240
  39. 20250

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. 2015 Subaru Legacy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/legacy/2015/. 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
30 Sep 2026
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 2015 Subaru Legacy?
75,369 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 Legacy have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 81 recall campaigns for the Subaru Legacy, model years 1987 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2015 Subaru Legacy name most often?
Electrical System: 37 of 232 component mentions, or 159.5 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 114.1 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Subaru Legacy open?
1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.