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2012 Subaru IMPREZA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1409610
Internal NHTSA #	11025147
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	IMPREZA
Model Year	2012
File date	27/07/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving down the interstate highway with my mother in the passenger seat when i suddenly noticed that the airbag light on the dashboard had come on. I then looked at the passenger airbag sensor light and noticed that it was in the "off" position. It concerned me that my passenger was not being detected by the airbag sensor, especially considering that i was driving at a speed of 65 mph. We continued to our destination and then shut off the car and restarted it to see if the airbag sensor would detect my passenger, which it did not. After this incident, i brought the car to my dealership service center and was told that the sensor in the seat was faulty and, as a result, the entire seat bottom needed to be replaced, at a cost of about $1000. They claimed that the sensor can be rendered ineffective by liquid spills, though i have no recollection of ever spilling anything liquid on the passenger seat of this car. I then looked online and discovered that this is a known problem with this make/model/year subaru, and that subaru actually issued a recall for 32,000 2012 subaru imprezas (http://blog. Caranddriver. Com/subaru-recalls-32000-imprezas-for-airbag-sensors/). Unfortunately, as was explained by my dealer, my particular vin was not included in that recall. The dealer's service reps explained that if i continue to drive with a passenger in my vehicle as is, the passenger airbag may not deploy in an accident, as the sensor may or may not be accurately detecting the presence of a passenger. I believe this is a huge safety concern, and one which i should not have to pay to fix, considering that there has already been a recall affecting the exact same make/model/year car that i drive. Since seeing the dealer, i have had this happen once more. I was driving city streets with a passenger, and the airbag light came on and the passenger airbag light was "off."
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	98000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MINNEAPOLIS, MN
VIN pattern	JF1GPAA64CHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Subaru IMPREZA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru IMPREZA Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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