NHTSA Recall 16V361000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V361000; Date: May. 25, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Subaru Baja; 2004 Subaru Baja; 2003 Subaru Legacy; 2004 Subaru Legacy; 2003 Subaru Outback; 2004 Subaru Outback
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Subaru Of America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 62,940
Recall Summary:
Subaru of America, inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 legacy, outback, and baja vehicles originally sold or that have ever been registered in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming, or "zone c. ". 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 owners, and 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 tkc-16. Note: this recall covers vehicles that were not previously covered in 16v-358 for zone a or 16v-359 for zone b.
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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