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2011 Subaru OUTBACK Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	867565
Internal NHTSA #	10411310
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2011
File date	01/07/11
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The passenger side front air bag indicator randomly showed the status 'on' or 'off' when the seat was occupied by an adult passenger. No pattern could be identified for the indication although we tried every perturbation of sitting, fastening seat belt, closing door, starting engine, etc. The vehicle was returned to the dealer for repair. The passenger seat sensor(s) was replaced as defective, now the indicator never indicates 'on', always 'off' regardless of actions as above. The vehicle was returned a second time, this time it was determined that the sensor(s) were being inhibited because of seat covers distributing the weight in such a way as to 'fool' the sensors. It took a 180 lb. Person to activate the sensor, [a 170 lb. Person did not] with the seat covers on, the sensors appeared to operate correctly without the seat covers. This raises the question of weight distribution, are large buttocks required given that there are multiple weight sensors in the seat, how about a small framed 120 lb adult. The answer is clear, the passenger air bag should always be on unless manually turned off by the user. Subaru must provide a programming option to the owner to default the airbag status to always 'on'. My toyota and honda both provides a key lock option to disable the unit, default is, and should be required, to be 'on'. This is a safety issue, and subaru is opening themselves to class actions, and heaven forbid the first accident when the unit fails to deploy because it was not armed because of quirky weight distribution requirements. I believe that a preventive recall should be ordered if subaru does not unilaterally provide an always 'on' default option for the vehicle.
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	DUFUR, OR
VIN pattern	4S4BRBCC5B3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
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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.
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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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2011 Subaru OUTBACK Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Subaru OUTBACK Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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