Parking Brake Related Problems of the 2018 Subaru Legacy

Table 1 shows one common parking brake related problems of the 2018 Subaru Legacy.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Subaru Legacy

Problem Category Number of Problems
Parking Brake problems
1

Parking Brake problem

The contact owns a 2018 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the headlights failed to illuminate and the rearview camera was intermittently flashing and displaying a blank image. The contact also stated that on various occasions when she parked the vehicle and applied the parking brake, it failed to engage. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the head unit software needed to be replaced; however, the part for the repair was on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired and was failing to start. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v935000 (visibility) or NHTSA campaign number: 18v626000 (parking brake). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,191.


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