The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Subaru Legacy: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Subaru reported 81 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Subaru Legacy, model years 2018–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 43,104 | 49 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 37,854 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 29 | 31,325 | 70 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18,706 | 37 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 26,053 | 23 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15,795 | 44 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26,935 | 22 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 31,812 | 13 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 38 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 10 | 1 |
| Fire | 8 | 1 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 6 | 0 |
| Steering System | 6 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 4 | 0 |
| Power Train | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 3 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 3 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 1 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Subaru Legacy puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Subaru Legacy, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-19 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-08-18 | 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | ESC | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-06 | 2025 | MI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-25 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-11 | 2025 | CO | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-02-10 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-09 | 2025 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-09 | 2025 | NE | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-03 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-29 | 2024 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-01-24 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-01-24 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-12 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-28 | 2024 | IL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Fire · Rollover | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-12 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-27 | 2024 | NE | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-25 | 2023 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-24 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-14 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Lane Departure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-04 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System, Air · Forward Collision | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-12-27 | 2019 | PA | 1 | 1 | Fuel System · Fire | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-04 | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-10 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-10-07 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-13 | 2018 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-19 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-18 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-17 | 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-05-17 | 2023 | UT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-28 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-28 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-04-16 | 2022 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-31 | 2020 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-31 | 2020 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-20 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-10 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-10 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-10-30 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-19 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Lane Departure · Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-07 | 2021 | MA | 0 | 3 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-08-16 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-11 | 2020 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-11 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-04-18 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Power Train | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-10-30 | 2021 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-10-28 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-08-02 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-12 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-28 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-16 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-02-22 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-02-06 | 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-03 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-14 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 5 | Service Brake System · Fire | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-11-13 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-24 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-13 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 3 | Latch | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-08 | 2020 | PA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-14 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-05-14 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-12-07 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-07 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-07-30 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-30 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019 | PA | 1 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-20 | 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-05-20 | 2019 | MN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-20 | 2018 | MN | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-28 | 2018 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-03-02 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-10-16 | 2018 | MA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-08-28 | 2018 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018 | CT | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018 | NE | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-15 | 2018 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-01-26 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Subaru received alleging a death or injury in a Subaru Legacy and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Legacy that sold more will have more rows. All Subaru models · What these reports are, and are not.