Recall Register

2020 Subaru Legacy: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2020 Subaru Legacy. The newest campaign is 24V227000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Mar 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger. NHTSA has 121 complaints 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, 24V227000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the ODS sensors on the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notifications were mailed February 3, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRA-24.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 504,336 units in total.

  • 24V227000Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger
  • 22V485000Power Train / Driveline / Chain/Belt
  • 21V955000Power Train / Driveline / Chain/Belt
  • 21V587000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
  • 20V766000Back Over Prevention / Display Function
  • 19V664000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages

  1. 24V227000Received . 118,723 units.

    Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification / Front Passenger

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Outback and Legacy vehicles. A capacitor in the sensors for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may crack and short circuit, which can prevent the front passenger air bag from deploying in a crash.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An air bag that does not deploy during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the ODS sensors on the front passenger seat, free of charge. Owner notifications were mailed February 3, 2025. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRA-24.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRA-24. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 22V485000Received . 182 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Chain/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Outback and Legacy vehicles. A programming error in the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) may allow the clutch to engage before the drive chain is completely clamped.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will reprogram the TCU, inspect TCU data for chain slip, and visually inspect the chain guide. If evidence of chain slippage or damage is found, the transmission will be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 24, 2022. Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRK-22. This recall is an expansion of previous recall number 21V-955.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRK-22. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 21V955000Received . 198,255 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Chain/Belt

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2020 Legacy and Outback vehicles. A programming error in the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) may allow the clutch to engage before the drive chain is completely clamped.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will reprogram the TCU, inspect TCU data for chain slip, and visually inspect the chain guide. If evidence of chain slippage or damage is found, the transmission will be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 19, 2022. This recall includes all vehicles previously recalled under 19V-855. Vehicles previously recalled under 19V-855 will need to have the new remedy performed for this recall once available. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRK-21.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRK-21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 21V587000Received . 175,968 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2018 Forester, 2018-2020 Impreza, Legacy, Outback, 2018-2019 BRZ, WRX, and Toyota 86 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the low-pressure fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2021. Subaru and Toyota owners may call customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRG-21.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRG-21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 20V766000Received . 7,741 units.

    Back Over Prevention / Display Function

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2020 Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with "high" grade and "mid" grade multimedia navigation. The August 2020 over-the-air software update may have timed out without completing the installation, corrupting the data, and causing the rearview display to shutoff intermittently. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The intermittent loss of the rearview image reduces the driver's visibility and increases the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the software and, if necessary, replace the Cockpit Control Module, free of charge. The recall began January 22, 2021. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRH-20.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRH-20. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 19V664000Received . 3,467 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Pedals and Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2020 Outback and Legacy vehicles. The brake pedal mounting bracket may have a missing or insufficiently tightened bolt.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A missing or loose bolt may cause the brake pedal mounting area to deform over time, which can reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake pedal mounting bracket hardware and replace the hardware or brake pedal assembly, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUL-97.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WUL-97. 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

121 complaints, 143 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.

  • 2020 Subaru Legacy
  • All 2020 vehicles
2020 Subaru Legacy: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2020 LegacyAll 2020 vehiclesLegacy, all yearsMentions
Visibility/Wiper398.640.265.657
Unknown or Other181.8115.369.526
Electrical System104.9135.8105.215
Visibility62.911.622.89
Forward Collision Avoidance55.966.111.38
Power Train49117.790.67
Vehicle Speed Control2823.450.34
Engine28134.952.54
Service Brakes1446.433.82
Lane Departure1418.93.12

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
20 Jun 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 2020 Subaru Legacy, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 42 complaints.

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. 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. 2020 Subaru Legacy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/legacy/2020/. 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 2020 Subaru Legacy?
504,336 units in 6 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. 6 of them name the 2020 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2020 Subaru Legacy name most often?
Visibility/Wiper: 57 of 143 component mentions, or 398.6 per 1,000. For all 2020 vehicles the figure is 40.2 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 Subaru Legacy open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.