2020 Subaru Outback back over prevention problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2020 Subaru Outback — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2020 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V227000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of…”
filed May 23, 2025
“Thermo Control Valve assembly has failed resulting in loss of use for the following: Rear Automatic Brake, Eye Sight lane keeping, loss of heat in cabin and failure of coolant to circulate within engine possibly leading to engine failure, loss of cruise control and check engine light coming on…”
filed Dec 14, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- August 2020 over-the-air software update may have timed out without completing the…Campaign 20V766000 · Dec 10, 2020
Back Over Prevention problems in other Outback years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Outback | 5 | 7% |
| 2024 Outback | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Outback | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 Outback | 4 | 1% |
| 2019 Outback | 9 | 1% |
| 2018 Outback | 19 | 2% |
| 2017 Outback | 4 | 0% |
| 2016 Outback | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 Outback | 4 | 1% |
| 2013 Outback | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 Subaru Outback
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.