{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 15V502 (WQU-56): 2015 and 2016 Model Year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v502/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V502 (Subaru): If the transmission oil leaks onto the exhaust pipe, there is a possible risk of fire. Subaru's own number: WQU-56.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 10 August 2015. 2,893 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015 and 2016 model year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to July 27, 2015. Transmission oil may leak from a deformed seal cap on the propeller shaft yoke. 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: WQU-56. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V502 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 transmission oil leaks onto the exhaust pipe, there is a possible risk of fire.” 15V502 Subaru of America, Inc. Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft 10 August 2015 2015-2016 SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK If the transmission oil leaks onto the exhaust pipe, there is a possible risk of fire. Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the propeller shaft, free of charge. The recall began on Augus",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:29:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T08:23:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 15V502 (WQU-56): 2015 and 2016 Model Year Subaru Legacy 4-Door and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v502/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}