{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 12V047 (WVZ-36): Model Year 2012 Legacy and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v047/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V047 (Subaru): THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. Subaru's own number: WVZ-36.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model year 2012. Filed by Subaru Of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 February 2012. 381 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru is recalling certain model year 2012 legacy and outback vehicles, manufactured from december 1, 2011, through december 23, 2011. these vehicles may be equipped with side curtain air bags that contain an incorrect propellant mixture for the initiator component used, resulting in insufficient output of compressed … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Subaru's own number for this recall: WVZ-36. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V047 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.” 12V047 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. Air Bags:Side/Window 9 February 2012 2012-2012 SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ONE OR BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG MO",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:18:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:36:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 12V047 (WVZ-36): Model Year 2012 Legacy and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v047/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}