Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Subaru Wrx, Subaru Wrx Sti, model years 2005 to 2014. Filed by Subaru of America, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 10 June 2014. 461,338 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Outback and Legacy, 2008-2011 Impreza and 2008-2014 Impreza WRX/STI, and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, …
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.
Subaru's own number for this recall: WQK-47. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V311 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V311 cover?
- Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, Subaru WRX, Subaru WRX STI, model years 2005-2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Outback and Legacy, 2008-2011 Impreza and 2008-2014 Impreza WRX/STI, and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Brake line corrosion may result in brake fluid leakage. Fluid leakage may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will test the brake system by depressing the brake pedal and inspecting for brake fluid leaks. If no brake fluid seepage is observed, the affected areas will be rustproofed with anti-corrosion wax.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Subaru calls this recall WQK-47, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “Brake line corrosion may result in brake fluid leakage. Fluid leakage may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V311 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings |
| Reported to NHTSA | 10 June 2014 |
| Model years | 2005-2014 |
| Vehicles named | SUBARU FORESTER, SUBARU IMPREZA, SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK, SUBARU WRX, SUBARU WRX STI |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Brake line corrosion may result in brake fluid leakage. Fluid leakage may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will test the brake system by depressing the brake pedal and inspecting for brake fluid leaks. If no brake fluid seepage is observed, the affected areas will be rustproofed with anti-corrosion wax. If brake fluid seepage is observed, the brake lines will be replaced followed by rustproofing with anti-corrosion wax. These services will be performed free of charge. The recall began July 2014 and second notifications will run through November 2014. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's recall campaign number is WQK-47. Note: This recall supersedes recall 13V-110 which applied to certain 2005-2009 Legacy/Outback vehicles. Vehicles that were remedied under the previous campaign still need additional areas rust-proofed.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Subaru Forester recalls: 34 US campaigns
- Subaru Impreza recalls: 36 US campaigns
- Subaru Legacy recalls: 43 US campaigns
- Subaru Outback recalls: 21 US campaigns
- Subaru WRX recalls: 20 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 14V311, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v311/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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- 23V755: model year 2021 Crosstrek, 2022 Forester, 2021-2023 Legacy, and Outback
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 14V311 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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