NHTSA Recall # | 120713 |
NHTSA Compaign # | 17V026000 |
MFG Compaign # | TKB-17 |
Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
Supplier | SUBARU |
Brand | SUBARU |
Model | IMPREZA |
Model Year | 2009 |
Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODU |
Date of notification | 06/03/17 |
Begin date of manufacuring | 16/06/05 |
End date of manufacturing | 28/05/09 |
Type of recall | V |
Recall initiator | ODI |
Report received | 11/01/17 |
Report created | 13/01/17 |
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FMV safety standard number | |
Estimated number of affected units | 69529 |
Defect summary | Subaru of america, inc. (subaru) is recalling certain 2005-2006 baja, 2009 forester, legacy and outback and 2006-2009 impreza (including wrx and sti models) and tribeca vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. |
Consequence summary | An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. |
Corrective action | Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger front air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began march 6, 2017. Owners may contact subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is tkb-17. |
Recall notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153). |