NHTSA Recall 16V359000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V359000; Date: May. 25, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2006 SAAB 9-2x; 2003 Subaru Baja; 2004 Subaru Baja; 2005 Subaru Baja; 2006 Subaru Baja; 2006 Subaru Impreza; 2007 Subaru Impreza; 2008 Subaru Impreza; 2003 Subaru Legacy; 2004 Subaru Legacy; 2003 Subaru Outback; 2004 Subaru Outback; 2006 Subaru Tribeca; 2007 Subaru Tribeca; 2008 Subaru Tribeca
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Subaru Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 146,010
Recall Summary:
Subaru of America, inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 legacy, outback, 2006-2008 impreza, tribeca, 2006 SAAB 9-2x, and 2003-2006 baja vehicles originally sold or that have ever been registered in arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia, or "zone b. " these vehicles may be equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
How to Fix:
Subaru will notify their owners. General motors will notify SAAB owners. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 24, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-856-488-8500. Subaru's number for this recall is tkb-16. Note: this notice is only for vehicles that were not covered by 16v-358 for zone a.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Aug 24, 2016
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