NHTSA Campaign 18V013000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Subaru of America, Inc. · Reported Jan 9, 2018 · 93,209 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2010 Tribeca, Impreza, Forester, WRX, Legacy, and Outback vehicles 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 passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence

An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other 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 on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-18.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUBARU FORESTER 2009 93,209
SUBARU FORESTER 2010 93,209
SUBARU IMPREZA 2009 93,209
SUBARU IMPREZA 2010 93,209
SUBARU LEGACY 2009 93,209
SUBARU LEGACY 2010 93,209
SUBARU OUTBACK 2009 93,209
SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 93,209
SUBARU TRIBECA 2009 93,209
SUBARU TRIBECA 2010 93,209
SUBARU WRX 2009 93,209
SUBARU WRX 2010 93,209

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V013000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.