Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2008 Subaru Outback

Takata recall Subaru sent me a recall notice in Feb-16. In the notice they said "what you should we are currently experiencing a parts shortage. . . Until this repair is performed, do not allow passengers to ride in the front passenger seat. As the parts supply improves, you will be notified with another letter advising you to schedule an appointment. . . To have the front passenger airbag inflator replaced. . . " basically, in a bid to avoid responsibility, they advised me to cut my passenger carrying capacity by 25%. I have been waiting patiently for the follow up letter to let me know to schedule the service, but nothing has arrived. I just looked online for an update and found a reddit thread that said the parts are available, you just need to schedule service, and Subaru won't be sending a follow up letter. This is inexcusable. You have people still using their vehicles with a defective airbag that could kill or maim. Subaru is sitting on their stock of airbag inflators and not notifying their customers to schedule service. I expect you, the NHTSA to oversee this critical recall and make Subaru communicate with their customers, or if they won't, do it on their behalf. Thank you for helping to keep us safe!.

In the event of the crash the front passenger air bag , the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking vehicle occupants and potentially causing serious injury or death.

Under Subaru recall campaign wqr53, I was advised by email and postal mail that I should not allow passengers to ride in the front passenger seat until the air bag inflator is replaced by a Subaru dealer. I made an appointment more that a week ago to have the work done only to learn today when I kept the appointment that the dealer did not have the part in stock, and that it would be "weeks and weeks" before the part arrived. I am thereby deprived of the normal, safe use of my car for that time period. The dealer offered a rental car but will not store my car in the interim. I have no place to park an extra car. I would like to receive another form of compensation and thereby be made whole.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Outback. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v323000 (air bags) for the passenger side air bag inflator. The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.