Vehicle recall 16V162000 · March 21, 2016
Subaru Forester and WRX
The turbocharger air intake duct may crack and possibly result in an engine stall.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- 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.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V162000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 21, 2016
- Filed by
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign
- WTA-62
- Owner notification
- April 15, 2016
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 18,187
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/supercharger
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Subaru Forester (2015-2016): 2016, 2015
- Subaru WRX (2015-2016): 2016, 2015
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