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4S4BRBGC7D3232864

2013 SUBARU Outback Premium +M/R+CWP

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2013 SUBARU Outback

Year

2013

Make

SUBARU

Model

Outback

Trim

Premium +M/R+CWP

Body Style

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]/Multipurpose Vehicle [MPV]

Drive Type

AWD/All-Wheel Drive

Engine

2.5L 4-cyl

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)

Plant

LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, UNITED STATES (USA)

Vehicle Type

MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)

Manufacturer

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC

Owner Complaints

297 filed Get Report →

Service Bulletins

507 on file Get Report →

Market Value

Buyer-paid data Get Report →

Open Recalls for This Vehicle

19V008000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, and Legacy vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

19V007000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Forester, 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, Legacy, and 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

18V626000

PARKING BRAKE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The electronic parking brake (EPB) may not engage as intended, allowing the vehicle to rollaway if the transmission is not in the proper gear when parked.

19V009000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

20V003000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

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Known Issues — Factory Service Bulletins

The manufacturer has filed 507 technical service bulletins with NHTSA for the 2013 SUBARU Outback — factory-acknowledged issues with documented fixes, distinct from recalls. Top areas:

Equipment · 164Electrical System · 112Engine · 78Engine And Engine Cooling · 46Power Train · 42Visibility · 26

01-167-08R — This bulletin contains additional information for recommended materials listed in the Service Manuals for individual models.

16-156-25R — This bulletin announces a design change made to the CVT Control Valve Body which incorporates an enhanced valve sleeve to improve durability.

SubaruNet Announcement (R — This announcement provides information on the remanufactured CVT transmission program.

Owner-Reported Problems (NHTSA)

Owners have filed 297 complaints with the federal government (NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation) about the 2013 SUBARU Outback. Complaints are owner-reported issues — unlike recalls, they are not manufacturer-acknowledged defects, but they show where this model-year has real-world trouble spots.

Engine · 67Power Train · 60Air Bags · 42Steering · 34Vehicle Speed Control · 26Service Brakes · 25

About This VIN

VIN 4S4BRBGC7D3232864 identifies a 2013 SUBARU Outback Premium +M/R+CWP sport utility vehicle [suv]/multipurpose vehicle [mpv]. The first three characters (4S4) form the World Manufacturer Identifier — encoding country, manufacturer, and vehicle type. Characters 4-8 (BRBGC) describe the model, body, and engine. The 9th character (7) is the check digit. Position 10 (D) encodes the model year (2013). Position 11 (3) is the plant code — this vehicle was assembled in LAFAYETTE, UNITED STATES (USA). The final six characters (232864) are the unique sequential production number.

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NHTSA vPIC database, decoded 2026-11-06

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