Subaru XV CrossTrek

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

78% of 2015 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 13V061000

  The engine may inadvertently start and run for up to fifteen minutes. The engine may continue to start and stop until the fob battery is depleted, or until the vehicle runs out of fuel. If the vehicle is parked in an enclosed area, there is a risk of carbon monoxide build-up which may cause headaches, dizziness or, in extreme cases, unconsciousness and/or asphyxiation.

  Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the RES key fobs, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783 for more information.

• 15V366000

  If the automatic pre-collision braking system does not function as intended, the vehicle will not react to an obstacle in its path, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the driver assist system, free of charge. The recall began on July 20, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQS-54.

• 18V772000

  An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

  Subaru will notify their owners. Toyota will notify the FR-S owners. Dealers will replace the valve springs, free of charge. The recall began December 26, 2018. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614, Toyota owners may contact the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-888-270-9371. Subaru's number for this recall is WTY-84.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Subaru filed 241 bulletins about the 2015 XV CrossTrek.

• Equipment: 73
• Electrical system: 72
• Engine and engine cooling: 16
• Engine: 12
• Power train: 12
• Equipment adaptive/mobility: 7
• Exterior lighting: 6
• Structure: 5
• Service brakes, hydraulic: 3
• Steering: 2
• Other: 33

• This announcement is requesting retailer staff to retain the EyeSight protective hood covers from Generation 4 EyeSight cameras. · July 2026
• This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models. · June 2026
• This announcement provides information on the remanufactured CVT transmission program. · June 2026
• This bulletin announces the service manual correction regarding clutch master cylinder reservoir service procedures. · May 2026
• This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models. · May 2026
• This Bulletin provides the diagnostic procedures to be followed when addressing customer concerns of steering wheel/vehicle body vibration when driving at highway speeds when tire/wheel balance is… · May 2026
• This Service Information Bulletin was developed to provide interim guidance for vehicles exhibiting DTC B2A20. · May 2026
• This bulletin contains information to help when attempting to complete the STARLINK Telematics subscription process, an Error Code 202 and / or 204 may occur preventing the process from completing… · April 2026

233 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.