Despite stellar sales over the past few years and the highly successful launch of its all-new three-row Ascent crossover, there could be some not so good news coming up for Subaru. According to The Asahi Shimbun, Subaru will issue a recall for hundreds of thousands of vehicles in both Japan and the US. The reason? A faulty engine part. We've reached out to Subaru for comment and we'll update this space once we hear back.

Based on the limited information we have so far, a valve spring could break and hamper engine function. A broken spring such as this could cause several problems, such as compression loss and severe internal engine damage. If the spring breaks, it could possibly collapse just enough to enable the valve to drop into the cylinder, where the piston could hit it.