B28A6
0 owner reports and 19 manufacturer filings across 7 model years from Subaru.
Where B28A6 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Subaru Ascent | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2023 Subaru Ascent | Lane Departure | 3 | — | |
| 2024 Subaru Legacy | Lane Departure | 3 | — | |
| 2023 Subaru Legacy | Lane Departure | 3 | — | |
| 2024 Subaru Outback | Equipment | 3 | — | |
| 2023 Subaru Outback | Electrical System | 3 | — | Battery → |
| 2022 Subaru Forester | Forward Collision Avoidance | 1 | — |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
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B28A6 by make
The same record, one make at a time: the model years, bulletins and owner reports that name B28A6 on that maker’s vehicles.
What it gets filed under
19 manufacturer filings name B28A6. Start with what the maker wrote down.
A code names the test that failed, not the part. A bulletin that names it is often a diagnosis someone has already written down — quote its number at the service desk.
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names B28A6.
- 07-225-24R Service bulletin2024-10-31 · Forward Collision Avoidance — Adaptive Cruise Control
- "This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address the following three symptoms. SYMPTOM #1: After the EyeSight camera has been exposed to high humidity/temperature conditions without any operation, the cooling fans become inoperable and DTC B28C7 (Fan Motor RPM) is detected by the EyeSight Stereo Camera Assembly. SYMPTOM #2: The EyeSight system enters into a
- 07-225-24R Service bulletin2024-05-14 · Electrical System
- This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address DTC B28C7 (EyeSight Fan Motor RPM), E5 (halt code deected by EyeSight Stereo Camera), and B28A6 (Internal Stereo Camera Communication 1).
- 07-225-24R Service bulletin2024-04-18 · Electrical System
- This bulletin announces the availability of new reprogramming files developed to address cases were a halt code E5, B28A6 and or DTC B28C7 is detected by the EyeSight Stereo Camera assembly.
- 07-209-22R Service bulletin2024-03-26 · Forward Collision Avoidance
- This bulletin announces new software available for the EyeSight® Stereo Camera Assembly. The new logic will enhance sefl-diagnosis to prevent inaccurate detection of DTC B28A6.
What B28A6 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIB28A6 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about B28A6
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with B28A6 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light means a fault was logged and the car should be checked soon; a flashing light means a severe misfire — slow down and get it seen as soon as possible, because severe misfire can quickly damage the catalytic converter. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.