{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Subaru recall 21V955 (WRK-21): 2019-2020 Ascent, 2020 Legacy and Outback",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v955/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V955 (Subaru): An improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Ascent, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model years 2019 to 2020. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 December 2021. 198,255 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Ascent, 2020 Legacy and Outback vehicles. A programming error in the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) may allow the clutch to engage before the drive chain is completely clamped. 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: WRK-21. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V955 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 improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V955 Subaru of America, Inc. Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (TCM/PCM/Tecm) 9 December 2021 2019-2020 SUBARU ASCENT, SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK An improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the ris",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:13:02+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:22:42+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Subaru recall 21V955 (WRK-21): 2019-2020 Ascent, 2020 Legacy and Outback\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v955/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}