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JULY
2010 --
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010
and 2011 Outback and Legacy passenger
vehicles manufactured from April 28 through
June 23, 2010. Due to a programming error, a
lubrication hole within the 6-speed manual
transmission was omitted. If the
transmission gears are not properly
lubricated, a groaning sound may begin to
develop alerting the driver of a problem. If
the sound is ignored and no action is taken,
the gears will eventually break and this
condition will lead to vehicle power loss,
possibly resulting in a crash. Subaru will
notify owners and dealers will repair the
vehicles by drilling an oil lubrication hole
and, if necessary, replace the internal
parts with new ones free of charge. The
safety recall began on July 28, 2010.
Subaru's recall campaign number is WVS-29.
10V-326
JUNE 2010 --
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 Outback and Legacy passenger
vehicles manufactured from February 16, 2009 through April 12, 2010. The wiring
in the steering column electrical roll connectorlocated behind the vehicle"s
steering wheel may develop stress cracks and eventually break. If this were to
happen certain electrical components may not operate as intended. Possible
circuits affected are the driver's frontal airbag, paddle shifter function,
cruise control, horn control and radio functions increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will check lot number of the steering roll connector. The roll connector
will be replaced with a new one if the lot number showed any affected range of
the failure occurrence. This service will be performed free of charge. The
safety recall is expected to begin during July 2010. 10V-283
MAY
2010 --
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 Outback and Legacy passenger
vehicles manufactured from July 31 through December 1, 2009. A crack or split
can occur in the CVT cooler hose resulting in a fluid leak. If the fluid is
completely leaked during driving, the vehicle will come to a stop, possibly
resulting in a crash. Subaru will notify owners and dealers will replace any
affected cooler hoses free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin on
or about June 7, 2010. Subaru's recall campaign number is WVQ-27. 10V-196
SEPTEMBER 2008 --
Subaru is recalling 16,715 MY 2007-2008
Legacy sedans and wagons, MY 2008 Impreza
sedans and wagons, and MY 2009 Forester
vehicles. Some vehicles may have the
cylinder head-side oil supply pipe and
turbocharger-side pipe improperly assembled.
Vibration could occur while driving and,
over time, could eventually result in
cracking the pipe which would allow oil to
leak. If leaking oil contacts components
operating at high temperatures, an engine
compartment fire could occur. Dealers will
inspect for cracking or an oil leak at the
oil supply pipe at the cylinder head-side.
An additional bracket will be installed to
increase rigidity of the pipe and the pipe
assembly will be replaced with a modified
part. The recall is expected to begin during
November 2008. 08V460
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RECALL: 2010-2011 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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10V326000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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JUL 15,
2010 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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809 |
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Description |
POWER
TRAIN:MANUAL
TRANSMISSION |
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Summary |
SUBARU IS
RECALLING
CERTAIN MODEL
YEAR 2010 AND
2011 OUTBACK AND
LEGACY PASSENGER
VEHICLES
MANUFACTURED
FROM APRIL 28
THROUGH JUNE 23,
2010. DUE TO A
PROGRAMMING
ERROR, A
LUBRICATION HOLE
WITHIN THE
6-SPEED MANUAL
TRANSMISSION WAS
OMITTED. |
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Consequence |
IF THE
TRANSMISSION
GEARS ARE NOT
PROPERLY
LUBRICATED, A
GROANING SOUND
MAY BEGIN TO
DEVELOP ALERTING
THE DRIVER OF A
PROBLEM. IF THE
SOUND IS IGNORED
AND NO ACTION IS
TAKEN, THE GEARS
WILL EVENTUALLY
BREAK AND THIS
CONDITION WILL
LEAD TO VEHICLE
POWER LOSS,
POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN A
CRASH. |
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Remedy |
SUBARU WILL
NOTIFY OWNERS
AND DEALERS WILL
REPAIR THE
VEHICLES BY
DRILLING AN OIL
LUBRICATION HOLE
AND, IF
NECESSARY,
REPLACE THE
INTERNAL PARTS
WITH NEW ONES
FREE OF CHARGE.
THE SAFETY
RECALL BEGAN ON
JULY 28, 2010.
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RECALL: 2010 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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10V283000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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JUN 22,
2010 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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73698 |
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Description |
STEERING:COLUMN |
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Summary |
SUBARU IS
RECALLING
CERTAIN MODEL
YEAR 2010
OUTBACK AND
LEGACY PASSENGER
VEHICLES
MANUFACTURED
FROM FEBRUARY
16, 2009 THROUGH
APRIL 12, 2010.
THE WIRING IN
THE STEERING
COLUMN
ELECTRICAL ROLL
CONNECTOR
LOCATED BEHIND
THE VEHICLE'S
STEERING WHEEL
MAY DEVELOP
STRESS CRACKS
AND EVENTUALLY
BREAK. IF THIS
WERE TO HAPPEN
CERTAIN
ELECTRICAL
COMPONENTS MAY
NOT OPERATE AS
INTENDED.
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Consequence |
POSSIBLE
CIRCUITS
AFFECTED ARE THE
DRIVER'S FRONTAL
AIRBAG, PADDLE
SHIFTER
FUNCTION, CRUISE
CONTROL, HORN
CONTROL AND
RADIO FUNCTIONS
INCREASING THE
RISK OF A CRASH. |
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
CHECK LOT NUMBER
OF THE STEERING
ROLL CONNECTOR.
THE ROLL
CONNECTOR WILL
BE REPLACED WITH
A NEW ONE IF THE
LOT NUMBER
SHOWED ANY
AFFECTED RANGE
OF THE FAILURE
OCCURRENCE. THIS
SERVICE WILL BE
PERFORMED FREE
OF CHARGE. THE
SAFETY RECALL
BEGAN ON JULY 7,
2010 |
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RECALL: 2010 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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10V196000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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MAY 06,
2010 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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29443 |
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Description |
ENGINE AND
ENGINE
COOLING:COOLING
SYSTEM:HOSE |
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Summary |
SUBARU IS
RECALLING
CERTAIN MODEL
YEAR 2010
OUTBACK AND
LEGACY PASSENGER
VEHICLES
MANUFACTURED
FROM JULY 31
THROUGH DECEMBER
1, 2009. A CRACK
OR SPLIT CAN
OCCUR IN THE CVT
COOLER HOSE
RESULTING IN A
FLUID LEAK. |
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Consequence |
IF THE FLUID IS
COMPLETELY
LEAKED DURING
DRIVING, THE
VEHICLE WILL
COME TO A STOP,
POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN A
CRASH. |
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Remedy |
SUBARU WILL
NOTIFY OWNERS
AND DEALERS WILL
REPLACE ANY
AFFECTED COOLER
HOSES FREE OF
CHARGE. THE
SAFETY RECALL
BEGAN ON JUNE 8,
2010. |
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RECALL: 2007-2008 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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08V460000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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SEP 08,
2008 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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16715 |
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Description |
ENGINE AND
ENGINE
COOLING:ENGINE |
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Summary |
SUBARU IS
RECALLING 16,715
MY 2007-2008
LEGACY SEDANS
AND WAGONS, MY
2008 IMPREZA
SEDANS AND
WAGONS, AND MY
2009 FORESTER
VEHICLES. SOME
VEHICLES MAY
HAVE THE
CYLINDER
HEAD-SIDE OIL
SUPPLY PIPE AND
TURBOCHARGER-SIDE
PIPE IMPROPERLY
ASSEMBLED. |
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Consequence |
VIBRATION WOULD
OCCUR WHILE
DRIVING AND,
OVER TIME, COULD
EVENTUALLY
RESULT IN
CRACKING THE
PIPE WHICH WOULD
ALLOW OIL TO
LEAK. IF LEAKING
OIL CONTACTS
COMPONENTS
OPERATING AT
HIGH
TEMPERATURES, AN
ENGINE
COMPARTMENT FIRE
COULD OCCUR. |
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
INSPECT FOR
CRACKING OR AN
OIL LEAK AT THE
OIL SUPPLY PIPE
AT THE CYLINDER
HEAD-SIDE. AN
ADDITIONAL
BRACKET WILL BE
INSTALLED TO
INCREASE
RIGIDITY OF THE
PIPE AND THE
PIPE ASSEMBLY
WILL BE REPLACED
WITH A MODIFIED
PART. THE RECALL
BEGAN ON OCTOBER
20, 2008.
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RECALL: 2005 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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04V274000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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JUN 04,
2004 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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1987 |
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Description |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
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Summary |
THE LEFT AND
RIGHT SIDE
CURTAIN AIR BAGS
IN CERTAIN
VEHICLES
INVOLVED IN THIS
CAMPAIGN MAY NOT
FULLY DEPLOY
RAPIDLY ENOUGH
WHEN ACTIVATED
IN A SIDE IMPACT
COLLISION.
DURING A SIDE
IMPACT TEST
CONDUCTED BY THE
INSURANCE
INSTITUTE FOR
HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS),
THE TEST RESULTS
INDICATED THAT
THERE WAS A
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE IIHS
TEST RESULTS AND
THE RESULT OF
SIDE IMPACT
TESTS CONDUCTED
BY FHI.
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Consequence |
THIS MAY RESULT
IN FAILURE TO
PROVIDE THE
INTENDED HEAD
PROTECTION,
INCREASING THE
RISK OF INJURY
TO A SEAT
OCCUPANT.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
REPLACE THE LEFT
AND RIGHT SIDE
CURTAIN AIR BAG
MODULES. THE
RECALL BEGAN ON
JUNE 11, 2004.
OWNERS SHOULD
CONTACT SUBARU
AT
1-800-782-2783. |
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RECALL: 2000 - 2003
Subaru Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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03V153000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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APR 17,
2003 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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170000 |
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Description |
SUSPENSION:REAR |
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Summary |
THIS RECALL
APPLIES TO
CERTAIN
PASSENGER
VEHICLES SOLD OR
CURRENTLY
REGISTERED IN
THE STATES OF
CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA, IOWA,
KENTUCKY, MAINE,
MARYLAND,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA,
MISSOURI, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, NEW
JERSEY, NEW
YORK, OHIO,
PENNSYLVANIA,
RHODE ISLAND,
VERMONT,
VIRGINIA, WEST
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN, AND
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
CERTAIN REAR
SUSPENSION
SUBFRAME
COMPONENTS WERE
PRODUCED WITH
POOR PAINT
QUALITY WHICH,
AFTER CONTINUED
EXPOSURE TO
CORROSIVE ROAD
SALTS FOR A
PERIOD OF
SEVERAL YEARS,
COULD RESULT IN
RUST-OUT OF THE
COMPONENT AND
POSSIBLE
BREAKAGE OF THE
SUBFRAME.
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Consequence |
IF SUCH BREAKAGE
OCCURS WHILE THE
VEHICLE IS BEING
OPERATED,
CONTROL OF THE
VEHICLE COULD BE
AFFECTED,
INCREASING THE
RISK OF A CRASH.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
CLEAN AND
RUST-PROOF THE
REAR SUSPENSION
SUBFRAME. OWNER
NOTIFICATION
BEGAN JULY 14,
2003. OWNERS WHO
TAKE THEIR
VEHICLES TO AN
AUTHORIZED
DEALER ON AN
AGREED UPON
SERVICE DATE AND
DO NOT RECEIVE
THE FREE REMEDY
WITHIN A
REASONABLE TIME
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783. |
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RECALL: 2001 - 2003
Subaru Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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02V282000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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OCT 28,
2002 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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172564 |
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Description |
POWER
TRAIN:AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION |
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Summary |
CERTAIN SPORT
UTILITY AND
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
EQUIPPED WITH
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONS
WERE PRODUCED
WITH AN
IMPROPERLY
MANUFACTURED
TRANSMISSION
PARKING ROD.
WHEN THE
TRANSMISSION
SELECTOR LEVER
IS PLACED IN THE
"P" (PARK)
POSITION, THE
TRANSMISSION
PARK MECHANISM,
THAT IS INTENDED
TO HOLD YOUR
VEHICLE, MAY NOT
ENGAGE.
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Consequence |
THE VEHICLE
COULD THEN
MOVE/ROLL
WITHOUT PRIOR
WARNING,
INCREASING THE
RISK OF A CRASH.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
REPLACE THE
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
PARKING ROD
ASSEMBLY. OWNER
NOTIFICATION
JANUARY 8, 2003.
AN INTERIM OWNER
NOTIFICATION
WILL BE SENT
DURING NOVEMBER
2002. OWNERS WHO
TAKE THEIR
VEHICLES TO AN
AUTHORIZED
DEALER ON AN
AGREED UPON
SERVICE DATE AND
DO NOT RECEIVE
THE FREE REMEDY
WITHIN A
REASONABLE TIME
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783.
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RECALL: 2004 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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03V303000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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AUG 19,
2003 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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7874 |
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Description |
FUEL SYSTEM,
GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK
ASSEMBLY:FILLER
PIPE AND CAP |
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Summary |
CERTAIN
PASSENGER OR
SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES MAY
HAVE A LOOSE OR
OUT OF POSITION
FUEL FILLER HOSE
CLAMP. |
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Consequence |
THIS COULD
RESULT IN FUEL
LEAKAGE. FUEL
LEAKAGE IN THE
PRESENCE OF AN
IGNITION SOURCE
COULD RESULT IN
A FIRE.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
INSPECT AND
TIGHTEN THE
CLAMP ON THE
FUEL FILLER
HOSE. OWNER
NOTIFICATION
BEGAN AUGUST 27,
2003. OWNERS
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783. |
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RECALL: 2003 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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03V232000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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JUN 23,
2003 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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350 |
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Description |
SUSPENSION:FRONT |
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Summary |
ON SOME
PASSENGER AND
SPORT UTILITY
VEHICLES SOLD OR
CURRENTLY
REGISTERED IN
THE STATES OF
CONNECTICUT,
DELAWARE,
ILLINOIS,
INDIANA, IOWA,
KENTUCKY, MAINE,
MARYLAND,
MASSACHUSETTS,
MICHIGAN,
MINNESOTA,
MISSOURI, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, NEW
JERSEY, NEW
YORK, OHIO,
PENNSYLVANIA,
RHODE ISLAND,
VERMONT,
VIRGINIA, WEST
VIRGINIA,
WISCONSIN, AND
THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA,
CERTAIN
LEFT-HAND FRONT
TRANSVERSE LINK
COMPONENTS WERE
PRODUCED WITH
POOR PAINT
QUALITY. IF THE
VEHICLE IS
OPERATED FORM AN
EXTENSIVE PERIOD
IN A SALT-BELT
AREA, CONTINUED
EXPOSURE TO SALT
COULD CAUSE THE
LEFT FRONT
TRANSVERSE LINK
TO RUST AND
EVENTUALLY
BREAK.
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Consequence |
IF THE
TRANSVERSE LINK
WERE TO BREAK
DUE TO RUSTING,
CONTROL OF THE
VEHICLE COULD BE
AFFECTED WITHOUT
PRIOR WARNING,
POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN A
CRASH.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
APPLY ANTI-RUST
MATERIAL TO THE
LEFT FRONT
TRANSVERSE LINK.
OWNER
NOTIFICATION
BEGAN AUGUST 1,
2003. OWNERS
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783.
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RECALL: 2003 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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02V240000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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SEP 09,
2002 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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555 |
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Description |
ENGINE AND
ENGINE
COOLING:COOLING
SYSTEM |
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Summary |
ON CERTAIN SPORT
UTILITY AND
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
EQUIPPED WITH
4-CYLINDER
ENGINES, THE
WATER PUMP
PULLEY CENTER
HOLE WAS
IMPROPERLY
MACHINED. |
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Consequence |
IN SOME
INSTANCES, THE
INTERFERENCE FIT
BETWEEN THE
INNER WALL OF
THE PULLEY
CENTER HOLE AND
THE WATER PUMP
DRIVE SHAFT WAS
NOT AS TIGHT AS
SPECIFIED IN THE
DRAWING
SPECIFICATION.
THIS COULD
RESULT IN THE
WATER PUMP
PULLEY
DISLODGING FROM
THE WATER PUMP
SHAFT, WHICH CAN
CAUSE SEVERE
ENGINE
DAMAGE/SEIZURE
DURING VEHICLE
USAGE. |
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
REPLACE THE
WATER PUMP.
OWNER
NOTIFICATION
BEGAN SEPTEMBER
12, 2002. OWNERS
WHO TAKE THEIR
VEHICLES TO AN
AUTHORIZED
DEALER ON AN
AGREED UPON
SERVICE DATE AND
DO NOT RECEIVE
THE FREE REMEDY
WITHIN A
REASONABLE TIME
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783.
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RECALL: 2003 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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02V235000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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SEP 04,
2002 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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100 |
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Description |
WHEELS |
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Summary |
ON CERTAIN
PASSENGER
VEHICLES
EQUIPPED WITH
6-CYLINDER
ENGINES, THE
ALUMINUM WHEELS
MAY HAVE AN
OFF-CENTER
DIAMETER. |
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Consequence |
THIS CAN RESULT
IN THE EVENTUAL
LOOSENING OF THE
WHEEL HUB-NUTS
DURING VEHICLE
USAGE,
INCREASING THE
RISK OF A CRASH. |
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
REPLACE ALL 4
ALUMINUM WHEELS.
OWNER
NOTIFICATION
BEGAN SEPTEMBER
12, 2002. OWNERS
WHO TAKE THEIR
VEHICLES TO AN
AUTHORIZED
DEALER ON AN
AGREED UPON
SERVICE DATE AND
DO NOT RECEIVE
THE FREE REMEDY
WITHIN A
REASONABLE TIME
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783.
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RECALL: 2001 - 2004 Subaru
Legacy |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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04V128000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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MAR 10,
2004 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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127580 |
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Description |
VEHICLE SPEED
CONTROL:CABLES |
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Summary |
ON CERTAIN
PASSENGER
SEDANS, WAGONS,
AND SPORT
UTILITY
VEHICLES, THE
CRUISE CONTROL
CABLE COULD COME
OUT OF ITS TRACK
ON THE CRUISE
CONTROL LEVER
AND LODGE ON THE
CONTROL LEVER
TAB WHEN THE
ACCELERATOR
PEDAL IS
RELEASED. IF
THIS CONDITION
OCCURS, THE
THROTTLE WILL
NOT RETURN TO
THE IDLE
POSITION AND
WILL REMAIN IN
AN OPEN
POSITION.
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Consequence |
IF THIS OCCURS
DURING VEHICLE
OPERATION, THE
DRIVER COULD
LOSE CONTROL OF
THE VEHICLE,
WHICH COULD
RESULT IN A
CRASH.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
INSTALL A CRUISE
CONTROL CABLE
RETAINING CLIP
TO THE CRUISE
CONTROL LEVER
TAB ON THE
THROTTLE SHAFT
IN ORDER TO
PREVENT THE
CRUISE CONTROL
CABLE FROM
COMING OUT OF
ITS TRACK. OWNER
NOTIFICATION
BEGAN ON APRIL
12, 2004. OWNERS
SHOULD CONTACT
SUBARU AT
1-800-782-2783.
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