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2008 Subaru LEGACY Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	989573
Internal NHTSA #	10521115
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2008
File date	08/04/13
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2008 subaru legacy with 59k miles was having intermittent air bag warning light issues. The air bag light would turn off and on at random times with no pattern or reasons. The manual advises to have the air bag system immediately checked out to find reasons that would illuminate the warning light. Took the car to the dealer today and the problem was diagnosed as a faulty over head map console light cluster near the sunroof controls. The official part that has a short or faulty wiring is part # 84621ag51a. I only need the airbag wiring but unfortunately the entire overhead cluster is necessary because they don't have just an airbag wiring replacement part. The total cost to have the air bag system back to working order was $294. 00 complete. I have ran an internet search engine and this issue is very common. It seems irresponsible for subaru to have such an important safety system be disabled by a faulty crappy soldering job in the over head map light console.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOUTH JORDAN, UT
VIN pattern	4S3BL616187XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2008 Subaru LEGACY Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Subaru LEGACY Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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