| Subject: | Fuel line leak |
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| Investigations Summary: |
This investigation was opened on Jul. 2, 2009.
It was closed on Dec. 14, 2009.
Note: this investigation has resulted in
a vehicle safety recall. The design of the fuel line (metal rail/rubber hose interface) is susceptible to fuel odor and/or seepage in extreme cold temperature conditions. Owners most often noticed fuel odor in the occupant compartment area during initial cold engine start-up. Once the engine is warmed, the odor/seepage issue dissipates. From Subaru's data, odi notes that the incident rates are higher in states with colder temperatures. There was one allegation of a fire incident in which the owner had reported that he noticed fuel odor a few days earlier, but odi could not confirm the origin of the fire. To address this issue, Subaru will replace the fuel line with a "longer rubber hose segment version/design" on 5,724 my 2002-2003 vehicles built through September 12, 2002 in 16 states (ak, CO, IA, id, me, mi, mn, mt, nd, ne, nh, NY, sd, vt, WI & wy). In addition, Subaru will extend the warranty coverage to 12 years/unlimited mileage on vehicles in the remaining 34 states. This engineering analysis is closed (see recall campaign 09v-468) |
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