Issue ID | 1008529 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10541955 |
Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
Brand | SUBARU |
Model | OUTBACK |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 04/09/13 |
Component | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYST |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Your mandate for the use of tpms is another example of government good intentions resulting in little benefit and unnecessary cost to consumers. I want to run winter tires on our subaru and planned to purchase the tires on wheels equipped with tpms sensors. However, the only way to re-set the sensors is to take the car to the subaru dealer and pay $90 in the fall when the winter set goes on and to pay another $90 in the spring when the all-season tire go back on the car. The winter tires are expected to add a significant margin of safety in snow/ice conditions. The annual cost of re-setting the tpms sensor will likely keep me from running winter tires. What is the benefit of having a tpms system that cannot be easily re-set by the vehicle owner? *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | HOCKESSIN, DE |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 05/12/24 |
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 | 0 |
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