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NHTSA Campaign 17V026000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Subaru of America, Inc. · Reported Jan 11, 2017 · 69,529 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Baja, 2009 Forester, Legacy and Outback and 2006-2009 Impreza (including WRX and STI models) and Tribeca vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules 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 passenger front 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 TKB-17.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUBARU BAJA 2005 69,529
SUBARU BAJA 2006 69,529
SUBARU FORESTER 2009 69,529
SUBARU IMPREZA 2006 69,529
SUBARU IMPREZA 2007 69,529
SUBARU IMPREZA 2008 69,529
SUBARU IMPREZA 2009 69,529
SUBARU LEGACY 2009 69,529
SUBARU OUTBACK 2009 69,529
SUBARU TRIBECA 2006 69,529
SUBARU TRIBECA 2007 69,529
SUBARU TRIBECA 2008 69,529
SUBARU TRIBECA 2009 69,529

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V026000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.