{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 16V292 (WTD-65): Model Year 2016-2017 Legacy and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v292/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V292 (Subaru): The loss of steering ability would increase the risk of a crash. Subaru's own number: WTD-65.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model years 2015 to 2017. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 11 May 2016. 48,819 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Legacy and Outback vehicles manufactured February 29, 2016, to May 6, 2016. The steering column on the affected vehicles may have been improperly machined, and as a result, turning the steering wheel may have no effect on the direction of the … 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: WTD-65. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V292 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 loss of steering ability would increase the risk of a crash.” 16V292 Subaru of America, Inc. Steering:Column 11 May 2016 2015-2017 SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:20:09+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:47:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 16V292 (WTD-65): Model Year 2016-2017 Legacy and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v292/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}