1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Subaru dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Subaru Crosstrek. Check your Crosstrek by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek, reporting 1 crashes, 2 fires. Subaru has issued at least 277 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Subaru Crosstrek. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“CAR PARKED AND SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE? CAUSED CAR TO CATCH FIRE? THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE OF THE HATCHBACK/TRUNK AREA WAS BURNT/ MELTED THROUGH TO THE METAL AND THE WIRES AROUND THE BACK WINDOW ON INSIDE WERE HANGING DOWN AND HOT PLASTIC DRIPPED DOWN ONTO A BOX OF PAPERS THAT WERE IN THE HATCHBACK.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11235188
“2013 SUBARU CROSSTREK(70K MILES) PASSENGER DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF SMELLING SMOKE INSIDE DOOR PANEL WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WENT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, TURNED ENGINE OFF, PUT OUT THE FLAMES, WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO CLEAR AND THE PLASTIC TO COOL OFF.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11111350
“PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT WORK, GOING NO MORE THAN 5 MPH. VEHICLES LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT TREE. THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN REVVED SUDDENLY. ALTHOUGH I HIT THE BRAKES, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11074526
“The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that while driving, the transmission seized, causing the vehicle to come to a sudden stop. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel, and the vehicle went into LIMP Mode.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11762874
“The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Crosstrek. The contact stated that after refueling with the fuel tank at 3/4 tank full, the fuel gauge failed to provide the correct fuel level. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the fuel sending tank, but the failure continued to occur.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11436584
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Subaru Crosstrek is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Subaru dealer.