{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 18V626 (WTV-81): 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v626/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V626 (Subaru): A vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash. Subaru's own number: WTV-81.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model years 2010 to 2014. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 13 September 2018. 27,175 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked. 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: WTV-81. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V626 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: “A vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash.” 18V626 Subaru of America, Inc. Parking Brake 13 September 2018 2010-2014 SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK A vehicle rollaway can increase the risk of a crash. Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EPB actuator assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 19, 2019. Owners may contact Sub",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:52:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 18V626 (WTV-81): 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v626/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}