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NHTSA Campaign 19V008000

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Issued by Subaru of America, Inc. · Reported Jan 9, 2019 · 330,120 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Outback, and Legacy vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester 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 is notifying owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 25, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-19.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SUBARU B9 TRIBECA 2012 330,120
SUBARU FORESTER 2010 330,120
SUBARU FORESTER 2011 330,120
SUBARU FORESTER 2012 330,120
SUBARU FORESTER 2013 330,120
SUBARU IMPREZA 2010 330,120
SUBARU IMPREZA 2011 330,120
SUBARU LEGACY 2010 330,120
SUBARU LEGACY 2011 330,120
SUBARU LEGACY 2012 330,120
SUBARU LEGACY 2013 330,120
SUBARU LEGACY 2014 330,120
SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 330,120
SUBARU OUTBACK 2011 330,120
SUBARU OUTBACK 2012 330,120
SUBARU OUTBACK 2013 330,120
SUBARU OUTBACK 2014 330,120
SUBARU TRIBECA 2010 330,120
SUBARU TRIBECA 2011 330,120
SUBARU TRIBECA 2013 330,120
SUBARU TRIBECA 2014 330,120
SUBARU WRX 2010 330,120
SUBARU WRX 2011 330,120
SUBARU WRX 2012 330,120
SUBARU WRX 2013 330,120
SUBARU WRX 2014 330,120

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V008000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.