general problems of the 2012 Subaru Legacy

Seven problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2012 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the 2012 Legacy.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2022

Contacting Subaru going on 4 years to get airbag recall completed. Subaru has persistently promised to call back to set appointment but never calls. Just did 2 chats again today both mysteriously disconnected as usual. Please record for legal purposes my absolute frustration at trying to get Subaru to fulfill this critical recall for deadly airbag repair.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/22/2019

2012 Legacy outback, consumer write sin regards to passenger side frontal airbag safety recall.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/09/2019

Tl takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Legacy. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v009000 (air bags); however, the part for the repair was unavailable until November 7, 2019. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Hassett Subaru (located at 3520 sunrise hwy, wantagh, NY 11793, (516) 785-7800) and the manufacturer were made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

4 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/09/2019

Tl takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Legacy. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v008000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Lee's summit Subaru (2101 ne independence Ave, lee's summit, mo 64064, (816)-251-8600) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

5 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/18/2017

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Legacy. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 17v014000 (air bags). The parts needed for the repairs were not available. The contact believed that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the recall repairs. The dealer and manufacturer were notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

6 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/11/2017

Hit head on driving our 2012 Subaru Legacy by a Nissan maxima both traveling opposite directions at 40 miles per hour. All air bags in other vehicle were deployed while none deployed in the Subaru contributing to extensive impact injuries, seal/lap belt injuries and closed head trauma. This accident occurred on a city street, dry road conditions with no contributing factors except negligence on other drivers part.

7 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/23/2016

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Subaru Legacy. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v694000 (visibility) and 17v014000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Subaru of kennesaw (905 ernest barrett pkwy NW, kennesaw, GA) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.


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