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Vehicle recall R/2018/141

Subaru Outback and others recall: Front passenger airbag inflator may rupture in a deployment event

DVSA recall R/2018/141 names the Subaru Outback, Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza and Subaru Legacy. It was launched 23 July 2018. DVSA does not record the build dates for this recall.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2018/141
Launched
23 July 2018
Issued by
SUBARU
Manufacturer reference
SRCB / ZRTRW / REZ / RPF
Vehicles
7,589 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Potential injury if Airbag deployed

The fix

On Affected vehicles replace Airbag inflator unit

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 7,589.
ModelBuilt
Subaru Foresternot recorded
Subaru Imprezanot recorded
Subaru Legacynot recorded
Subaru Outbacknot recorded
Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

  • R/2018/229 Obstruction in cowl area may force wipers to park out of position and overheat 20 September 2018, Subaru Outback, Subaru Legacy
  • R/2018/122 Front passenger airbag inflator may fail 30 April 2018, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback
  • R/2018/326 Mis connection of the fuel pump connector 1 December 2018, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Outback
  • R/2018/346 Electronic parking brake capacitor on inner circuit board and magnet ring of the sensor may fracture 1 January 2019, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback
  • R/2018/333 Clutch pipe may contact bulkhead wiring and potentially cause the engine to cut out 1 January 2019, Subaru Forester
  • R/2019/025 The load may exceed the valve spring's fatigue strength and the spring may fracture 1 March 2019, Subaru Forester, Subaru Brz, Subaru Impreza and others

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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