Glad to find this thread.
I exported my Subaru new from USA to Canada in 2007. Couple weeks ago, my brake lines let go. I was lucky - in a slow residential street and was able to use parking brake. I was only in 1st gear. Whew.
So I call my dealer, subaru canada, and subaru USA; they all tell my my 07 GT 5MT was not part of the recall "because it doesn't show up on the VIN"
I'm wondering if mine slipped through the cracks: The USA ones were subject to recall if they were registered in certain salt belt states. My VIN was never registered in one of those.
Now, here's where it gets kinda weird. On the phone again with Subaru Canada, and we are both typing in my VIN. My car shows up, and indicates I've had teh oil cooler recall done, and have the side airbag stiil outstanding. No mention of brake line recall. Except, 2 days after I call Subaru Canada, I type in my VIN, and now the web page is telling me it's an INVALID VIN, WTF? I copy+paste the VIN into SoA, and it still shows my car, so I know there's no typo in the VIN.
Car is sitting in my driveway while I wait for a response to my letter asking 1: Can my car be included, and 2: If not, a technical explanation (other than my VIN) as to why the recall would not apply to my car.
FYI - the brake recall is also in Canada ; Transport Canada Recall # 2013092 and # 2014223, roughly 130,000 vehicles.