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2008 Subaru TRIBECA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1473571
Internal NHTSA #	11101199
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	TRIBECA
Model Year	2008
File date	09/06/18
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2008 subaru tribeca. While the vehicle was parked, the contact observed smoke coming from the front driver's side of the vehicle. There were no flames visible. The fire department was called to the scene, but was unable to determine the source of the failure. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed that the wiring to the driver's side puddle light had overheated and was burnt. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v602000 (exterior lighting), although the contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 134,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	134000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WHITESBORO, NY
VIN pattern	4S4WX92D484XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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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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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 TRIBECA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Subaru TRIBECA Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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