NHTSA Campaign 17V014000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Subaru of America, Inc. · Reported Jan 10, 2017 · 53,480 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Subaru Baja, 2006-2011 Impreza (including WRX and STI models), 2006-2012 Tribeca, 2009-2012 Forester, Legacy, Outback, and 2012 WRX vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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. These vehicles are 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 owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 6, 2017. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-17.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 2012 53,480
SUBARU BAJA 2005 53,480
SUBARU BAJA 2006 53,480
SUBARU FORESTER 2009 53,480
SUBARU FORESTER 2010 53,480
SUBARU FORESTER 2011 53,480
SUBARU FORESTER 2012 53,480
SUBARU IMPREZA 2006 53,480
SUBARU IMPREZA 2007 53,480
SUBARU IMPREZA 2008 53,480
SUBARU IMPREZA 2009 53,480
SUBARU IMPREZA 2010 53,480
SUBARU IMPREZA 2011 53,480
SUBARU LEGACY 2009 53,480
SUBARU LEGACY 2010 53,480
SUBARU LEGACY 2011 53,480
SUBARU LEGACY 2012 53,480
SUBARU OUTBACK 2009 53,480
SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 53,480
SUBARU OUTBACK 2011 53,480
SUBARU OUTBACK 2012 53,480
SUBARU TRIBECA 2006 53,480
SUBARU TRIBECA 2007 53,480
SUBARU TRIBECA 2008 53,480
SUBARU TRIBECA 2009 53,480
SUBARU TRIBECA 2010 53,480
SUBARU TRIBECA 2011 53,480
SUBARU WRX 2012 53,480

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V014000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.