Subaru Forester, WRX (2015-2016): Engine and engine cooling
Recall 16V162000 · Mar 21, 2016 · Subaru of America, Inc.
18,187
vehicles affected
18,187
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V162000
- Date
- Mar 21, 2016
- Maker
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 18,187
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling > Engine > Gasoline > Turbo/supercharger
- Model years
- 2015-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 WRX vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 21, 2015, and Forester 2.0XT vehicles manufactured April 10, 2015, to October 20, 2015. The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.
What can happen
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the turbocharger air intake duct, and replace it as necessary, free of charge, depending on the lot number found on the duct. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTA-62.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 4 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V162000?
2 models: Subaru Forester (2015-2016), Subaru WRX (2015-2016), about 18,187 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V162000?
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the turbocharger air intake duct, and replace it as necessary, free of charge, depending on the lot number found on the duct. The recall began April 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTA-62.
What can happen?
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.