Seats Related Problems of the 1996 Subaru Legacy

Table 1 shows four common seats related problems of the 1996 Subaru Legacy. The number one most common problem is related to the front seat recliner (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the seats (two problems).

Table 1. Seats related problems of Subaru Legacy


Recently reported Seats problems of the 1996 Subaru Legacy

The Front Seat Recliner problem

My daughter spun her 1996 Subaru Legacy wagon while trying to miss a deer at about 45 mph. She hit a tree going backwards. In the collision the seat back broke on the drivers seat. This caused her to hit her head and neck and she suffered a broken neck.   Read details...

The Seats problem

Hard plastic which was designed to hold the back of the seat in place when folded down caused injury when child struck his head on it.   Read details...

The Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

While vehicle was involved in an accident, 11 years old son who was buckled into his seat belt was thrown forward/back at which point his head hit a piece of hard plastic embedded in the top of the back seat and got a bump on the head.   Read details...


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