{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 18V012 (TKA-18): 2009-2013 Legacy, Forester, Tribeca, WRX and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v012/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V012 (Subaru): An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front s...",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Subaru Tribeca, Subaru Wrx, model years 2009 to 2013. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 January 2018. 64,179 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Legacy, Forester, Tribeca, WRX and Outback vehicles, and 2009-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, … 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: TKA-18. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V012 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: “An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 18V012 Subaru of America, Inc. Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:30:54+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 18V012 (TKA-18): 2009-2013 Legacy, Forester, Tribeca, WRX and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v012/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}