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NHTSA Campaign 16V358000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Subaru of America, Inc. · Reported May 25, 2016 · 302,127 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Legacy, Outback, 2009-2011 Legacy, Outback, Forester, 2006-2011 Impreza, Tribeca, 2003-2006 Baja, and 2006 Saab 9-2x vehicles originally sold or that have ever been registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." 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.

Consequence

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy

Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 26, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-856-488-8500. Saab owners may contact GM at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-16.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SAAB 9-2X 2006 302,127
SUBARU BAJA 2003 302,127
SUBARU BAJA 2004 302,127
SUBARU BAJA 2005 302,127
SUBARU BAJA 2006 302,127
SUBARU FORESTER 2009 302,127
SUBARU FORESTER 2010 302,127
SUBARU FORESTER 2011 302,127
SUBARU IMPREZA 2006 302,127
SUBARU IMPREZA 2007 302,127
SUBARU IMPREZA 2008 302,127
SUBARU IMPREZA 2009 302,127
SUBARU IMPREZA 2010 302,127
SUBARU IMPREZA 2011 302,127
SUBARU LEGACY 2003 302,127
SUBARU LEGACY 2004 302,127
SUBARU LEGACY 2009 302,127
SUBARU LEGACY 2010 302,127
SUBARU LEGACY 2011 302,127
SUBARU OUTBACK 2003 302,127
SUBARU OUTBACK 2004 302,127
SUBARU OUTBACK 2009 302,127
SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 302,127
SUBARU OUTBACK 2011 302,127
SUBARU TRIBECA 2006 302,127
SUBARU TRIBECA 2007 302,127
SUBARU TRIBECA 2008 302,127
SUBARU TRIBECA 2009 302,127
SUBARU TRIBECA 2010 302,127
SUBARU TRIBECA 2011 302,127

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V358000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.