2012 SUBARU IMPREZA Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2012 Subaru Impreza has 7 recalls, the most serious being a fractured engine valve spring that can stall the engine without warning and a passenger-side airbag inflator that can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin. Two separate recalls address the passenger seat occupant detection system: the sensor can misread whether an adult is seated and turn off the front passenger airbag, leaving that occupant unprotected in a crash. This can happen on its own or when the passenger touches a grounded metal part of the seat while using a device plugged into the accessory outlet. On the braking side, certain non-WRX/STI models have a brake pedal that can shift in a way that causes the driver to misjudge how far the pedal needs to travel to stop the car, with no warning before it happens. There is also a brake light switch that can fail, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and leaving following drivers unaware the vehicle is slowing.