{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 16V738 (WTM-73): Model Year 2007-2009 Model Year Legacy and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v738/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V738 (Subaru): If the air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fire. Subaru's own number: WTM-73.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model years 2007 to 2014. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 October 2016. 100,127 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2008-2014 Impreza vehicles and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, all equipped with turbo-charged engines. The relay that controls the secondary air injection pump may fail, causing the pump to continuously … 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: WTM-73. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V738 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 air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fire.” 16V738 Subaru of America, Inc. Electrical System 13 October 2016 2007-2014 SUBARU FORESTER, SUBARU IMPREZA, SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK If the air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fir",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:40:16+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:38:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 16V738 (WTM-73): Model Year 2007-2009 Model Year Legacy and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v738/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}