NHTSA Recall 11V464000
NHTSA Campaign Id 11V464000; Date: Sep. 6, 2011
A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 SAAB 9-2x; 2006 SAAB 9-2x; 2003 Subaru Forester; 2004 Subaru Forester; 2005 Subaru Forester; 2006 Subaru Forester; 2007 Subaru Forester; 2008 Subaru Forester; 2002 Subaru Impreza; 2003 Subaru Impreza; 2004 Subaru Impreza; 2005 Subaru Impreza; 2006 Subaru Impreza; 2007 Subaru Impreza
Component: Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
Manufactured by: Subaru Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 318,215
Recall Summary:
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 impreza, model year 2003-2008 forester, and model year 2005-2006 SAAB 9-2x vehicles manufactured from September 5, 2000 through November 26, 2007 originally sold, or currently registered in, massachusetts, maryland, michigan, new hampshire, new york, pennsylvania, vermont, wisconsin, connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, maine, minnesota, missouri, new jersey, ohio, rhode island, west virginia and the district of columbia. The front lower control arms may break at the hanger brackets due to corrosion if the hanger bracket is exposed to salty and humid environments such as roads containing snow melting agent.
How to Fix:
Subaru will handle their vehicles and SAAB will handle theirs. Dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during December 2011. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783.
Recall Notes:
This is Subaru's safety recall number wvx-34. Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Dec 31, 2011
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