26V436000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
An incorrect GAWR label may lead to an overloaded vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
2020 SUBARU ASCENT
5 safety recall campaigns, 402 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints402
Complaints citing a crash14
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
22V907000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
A melting ground terminal increases the risk of a fire.
21V954000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
The tie rods may separate from the housing, causing a loss of steering control and increasing the risk of a crash.
21V955000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
An improperly secured drive chain may slip and break, causing a loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash.
21V587000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 101ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 56UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 54POWER TRAIN
- 49VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 29ENGINE
- 26SERVICE BRAKES
- 14FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 11VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 SUBARU ASCENTs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.