B28A6 on Subaru vehicles
B28A6 is named on 7 Subaru model years (2022–2024): 19 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across Ascent, Legacy, Outback, Forester.
Which Subaru model years name B28A6
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Subaru Ascent | Electrical System | 3 | — |
| 2024 Subaru Legacy | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — |
| 2024 Subaru Outback | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — |
| 2023 Subaru Ascent | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — |
| 2023 Subaru Legacy | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — |
| 2023 Subaru Outback | Forward Collision Avoidance | 3 | — |
| 2022 Subaru Forester | Forward Collision Avoidance | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Subaru filings that name B28A6
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Subaru filed with NHTSA whose summary names B28A6. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 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.
- 07-225-24R 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 bulletin2024-10-31 · Lane Departure — Warning
- "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
- 07-209-22R 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. The record above is what Subaru and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs B28A6 a known problem on Subaru vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 19 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming B28A6 on 7 Subaru model years (2022–2024). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Subaru models does B28A6 appear on most?
2024 Ascent (3 documents), 2023 Ascent (3 documents), 2024 Legacy (3 documents).
Does B28A6 on a Subaru mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.