Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm); electrical system: wiring (Subaru)
Vehicle recall 22V-473. NHTSA received Subaru of America, Inc.’s report on Jul 1, 2022.
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NHTSA received Subaru of America, Inc.’s report on Jul 1, 2022. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
A loose electrical connection to the ECU may cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Subaru of America, Inc.
(Subaru) is recalling certain 2022 Outback vehicles.
The engine wiring harness may have been damaged, resulting in a loose electrical connection to the engine control unit (ECU).
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm).
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system: wiring.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the engine wiring harness and ECU, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 30, 2022. Owners may contact Subaru’s customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru’s number for this recall is WRC-22.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 15 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- Subaru Outback2022
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Subaru of America, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.