NHTSA Campaign 16V359000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Subaru of America, Inc. · Reported May 25, 2016 · 146,010 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Legacy, Outback, 2006-2008 Impreza, Tribeca, 2006 Saab 9-2x, and 2003-2006 Baja vehicles originally sold or that have ever been registered in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." 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 24, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-856-488-8500. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-16. Note: This notice is only for vehicles that were not covered by 16V-358 for Zone A.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SAAB 9-2X 2006 146,010
SUBARU BAJA 2003 146,010
SUBARU BAJA 2004 146,010
SUBARU BAJA 2005 146,010
SUBARU BAJA 2006 146,010
SUBARU IMPREZA 2006 146,010
SUBARU IMPREZA 2007 146,010
SUBARU IMPREZA 2008 146,010
SUBARU LEGACY 2003 146,010
SUBARU LEGACY 2004 146,010
SUBARU OUTBACK 2003 146,010
SUBARU OUTBACK 2004 146,010
SUBARU TRIBECA 2006 146,010
SUBARU TRIBECA 2007 146,010
SUBARU TRIBECA 2008 146,010

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V359000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.