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2023 Subaru Legacy: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2023 Subaru Legacy. The newest campaign is 23V755000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Nov 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch. NHTSA has 10 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, 23V755000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the inhibitor switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WRQ-23.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 100,141 units in total.

  1. 23V755000Received . 95,830 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2021 Crosstrek, 2022 Forester, 2021-2023 Legacy, and Outback vehicles. An insufficient weld may allow water to enter the inhibitor switch, causing it to fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inoperative inhibitor switch may prevent the reverse lights from illuminating and the rearview camera image from displaying, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the inhibitor switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2024. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WRQ-23.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRQ-23. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 23V647000Received . 4,311 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2023 Outback, Legacy, Ascent, and Impreza vehicles. The center support bolts for the driveshaft may loosen, resulting in the disconnection of the front end of the driveshaft.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Separation of the front end of the driveshaft increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will clean the bolt mounting surfaces of the center support brace and install new bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2023. Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRN-23.

    Report filed by Subaru of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number WRN-23. 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

10 complaints, 12 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2023 Subaru Legacy: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Forward Collision Avoidance4
Unknown or Other3
Air Bags2
Visibility1
Visibility/Wiper1
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
21 May 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 2023 Subaru Legacy, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2025, with 5 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. 2023 Subaru Legacy: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/subaru/legacy/2023/. 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 2023 Subaru Legacy?
100,141 units in 2 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. 2 of them name the 2023 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2023 Subaru Legacy name most often?
Forward Collision Avoidance: 4 of 12 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2023 Subaru Legacy open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.