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4 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
Subaru is recalling certain 2023 Ascent, Legacy, Impreza, and Outback vehicles because center support bolts for the driveshaft may loosen, potentially causing the driveshaft to disconnect and increasing crash risk. Dealers will clean and replace the bolts at no charge.
Subaru is recalling certain 2019–2026 Ascent, 2025–2026 Forester, and 2026 Crosstrek Hybrid vehicles due to incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating labels, which may lead to vehicle overload and increased crash risk.
2023 Subaru Ascent vehicles may have improperly tightened ball joint castle nuts in the lower control arm, risking separation and loss of vehicle control. Free replacement at dealers.
Subaru is recalling certain 2023 Ascent vehicles equipped with 20-inch wheels due to potential tire bead damage during manufacturing. The defect may cause sudden air pressure loss and increase crash risk.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
437 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.