The 1983 Subaru Gl has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 285,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALT COULD CAUSE CORROSION OF REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, ESPECIALLY THE INNER ARMS.
THE CORROSION COULD AFFECT THE OPERATION AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
RUST PROOF OR REPLACE REAR SUSPENSION, AS NECESSARY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Engine fire, causing death.”
“Seat belt buckle failed due to sun deterioration. *ak”
“Sunvisor continuously comes down without assistance, causing driver to hit visor when getting in vehicle. (0ther vehicle on 486858) *skd”
“The rear inner arm assembly failed on both sides causing loss of control . Tt vehicle is inoperable currently in conumer's garage, consumer states the passenger side arm broke on a gradual left turn, as consumer turned the wheel to correct the skid the driver side arm broke causing the vehicle to…”
“Front seat belt ex tenders have a gap where children can put there fingers in and get cut when seat belt returns to its rest position”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1983 Subaru Gl as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.