Campaign 22V-712

Incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle

Defect summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2022 Impreza and Outback vehicles. The incorrect paint clearcoat may have been applied, which can cause the windshield to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 212, "Windshield Mounting."

Consequence

An insufficiently bonded windshield can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Subaru will offer owners a vehicle exchange or repurchase, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 21, 2022. Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WRH-22.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V712000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about visibility and wipers on these vehicles: 283, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-712
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Subaru	Impreza	2022	3
Subaru	Outback	2022	280

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-346 May 28, 2026
Sliding glass panel of the power moonroof assembly may have been improperly bonded to the sliding frame, allowing the glass panel to detach from…
19V-404 May 30, 2019
Driver's side rear-door window glass may be improperly tempered
18V-935 Dec 31, 2018
In the affected vehicles, a software issue may cause the audio display system to not initialize, resulting in the camera display remaining blank
16V-694 Sep 27, 2016
Due to contamination, components within the windshield wiper motor bottom cover may interfere with each other
13V-078 Mar 5, 2013
Components inside the wiper motor bottom cover may overheat
13V-077 Mar 5, 2013
Moonroof glass may come loose or detach