3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Subaru Outback. Owners have filed 813 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 2018 Subaru Outback. Check your Outback 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 813 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Subaru Outback, reporting 27 crashes, 4 fires, 19 injuries. Subaru has issued at least 439 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 813 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Subaru Outback. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Driving slowly in a parking lot, I applied the brakes as I approached a parking space. Instead of slowing down, the car inexplicably accelerated quickly and did not respond to increased pressure on the brakes.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11734591
“The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Outback. The contact stated that when driving approximately 30- 40 MPH, veering off the highway, the vehicle suddenly lost power, but had immediately regained power. The failure had occurred 3 - 4 times total.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11714422
“MY 2018 Outback experienced a driver side smoking mirror a few days ago. While parked at the gas station, a large amount of smoke suddenly began emanating from the driver side mirror.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11677873
“I slowed down to approximately 5 MPH to pull into a parking space in front of a building. Without warning, the car suddenly accelerated toward the building. The car jumped over the parking block and onto the sidewalk in front of the building.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11581310
“[XXX] at [XXX] We were sitting at a complete stop with our turn signal on, waiting for traffic to clear enough to turn left. It was dark/cold but otherwise good road conditions, no rain/snow/wind. We were suddenly slammed from behind in the rear/R passenger rear by the Black Dodge Journey.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11580150
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Subaru Outback 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.