{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 12V602 (WQE-41): Model Year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v602/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V602 (Subaru): Over time, migration of the moisture into the circuit board and/or into the connector cavity, may result in a short circuit of t...",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Forester, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Subaru Tribeca, model years 2006 to 2012. Filed by Subaru Of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 December 2012. 633,842 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, certain model year 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before January 2012, and certain model year 2009 through 2012 Forester vehicles sold before January 2012. Up to 78,650 of these vehicles may have been equipped with accessory … 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: WQE-41. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V602 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: “Over time, migration of the moisture into the circuit board and/or into the connector cavity, may result in a short circuit of the puddle light system. This may generate heat which may melt the plastic resulting in smoke or fire.” 12V602 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. Exterior Lighting 26 December 2012 20",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:57:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:36:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 12V602 (WQE-41): Model Year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v602/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}