{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 13V194 (WQI-45): Model Year 2013 Outback and Legacy",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v194/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V194 (Subaru): If the shafts become disengaged, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model year 2013. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 May 2013. 5,379 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru is recalling certain model year 2013 Outback and Legacy vehicles manufactured from February 15, 2012, through June 15, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the inner and outer shafts of the steering column assembly may become disengaged from one another. 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: WQI-45. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V194 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: “If the shafts become disengaged, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.” 13V194 Subaru of America, Inc. Steering 13 May 2013 2013-2013 SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK If the shafts become disengaged, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering column as",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:12:55+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:59:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 13V194 (WQI-45): Model Year 2013 Outback and Legacy\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v194/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}