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2012 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1152728
Internal NHTSA #	10679384
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	OUTBACK
Model Year	2012
File date	30/08/13
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Recall wvy-35 applies to some 2012 subaru outbacks. My 2012 subaru outback has this difficulty yet is not part of the recall. Since i purchased the car the brake pedal has been soft and mushy. I need to press the pedal very hard for a long distance almost to the floor of the car to stop the vehicle. The stopping distance as a result is often much longer than expected. This is the exact problem identified in the recall below. I have brought this into my subaru dealer service center and i am told the brakes are operating normally, but they are not. Subaru corporate headquarters tells me that my 2012 outback is not part of the recall. Recall wvy-35 seems not to apply to very may cars and for outbacks is narrowly focused on dates of manufacture spanning only 36 days, when it clearly relates to a faulty master cylinder used in those cars and my car is affected but is not recalled. Why isn't this recall more broad and relate to all cars with these master cylinders. We're talking about brakes here. Do people have to die before bad brake systems are repaired? Recall wvy-35 is cut and pasted below: subaru is recalling certain model year 2012 impreza sedans and wagons (except wrx/sti models), manufactured from april 21, 2011, through november 15, 2011, and legacy and outback vehicles manufactured from october 17, 2011, through november 23, 2011. These vehicles may be equipped with a brake master cylinder that could malfunction and cause an increase in the amount of brake pedal travel distance required to slow or stop the vehicle. Consequence: the driver might misjudge the amount of brake pedal travel required to achieve the desired stopping distance. This could occur unexpectedly and without prior warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MILLBURN, NJ
VIN pattern	4S4BRDKC7C2XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	05/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	5
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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 OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru OUTBACK Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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