The car-maker has to fix a steering problem in more than 50,000 new Legacies and Outbacks made in Lafayette.

In the past couple of years, West Central Indiana has created more than 2,000 manufacturing jobs. But it's only filled about 500, according to the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce.

The Lafayette factory now has about 3,800 workers and produces about 300,000 vehicles a year. Subaru plans to boost production by nearly 100,000 vehicles a year.

Subaru is furnishing 10 vehicles that will support the so-called "torch caravan": a group of government and tourism officials who'll help the flame make its 2,300-mile journey across the state. The cars will be made at Subaru of Indiana Automotive's Lafayette plant.