SM01 - WQM-49
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Public Details for: SM01 - WQM-49
Announcement of new subaru recall campaign: front passenger air bag inflators wqm-49
Models from 2005
| 2005 SUBARU BAJA |
| 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA |
| 2005 SUBARU LEGACY |
| 2005 SUBARU OUTBACK |
| 2005 SUBARU WRX |
| 2005 SUBARU WRX STI |
Models from 2004
| 2004 SUBARU BAJA |
| 2004 SUBARU IMPREZA |
| 2004 SUBARU LEGACY |
| 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK |
| 2004 SUBARU WRX |
| 2004 SUBARU WRX STI |
Models from 2003
| 2003 SUBARU BAJA |
| 2003 SUBARU LEGACY |
| 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK |
Subarunet Announcement To: All Subaru Retailers From: Subaru of America, Inc. Date: August 4, 2014 Subject: New Subaru Recall Campaign: Front Passenger Air Bag Inflators WQM-49 Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) will be initiating a limited regional recall on certain 2003-2005MY Subaru Legacy, Outback and Baja vehicles, and 2004-2005MY Subaru Impreza (including WRX/STI) vehicles, equipped with certain TK Holdings, Inc. (Takata) front passenger air bag inflators. Subaru has been requested by NHTSA and Takata to collect and replace the front passenger air bag inflators from vehicles currently or previously registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands for evaluation to determine if the inflators could rupture and cause the air bag to inflate abnormally when activated in a crash. The investigation is focused on these areas due to isolated rupture incidents that occurred in Florida and Puerto Rico, on a wide variety of manufacturer makes and models, to determine if exposure to high levels of absolute humidity may be a contributing factor to the risk of failure. SOA has not made a determination that a safety defect exists in these vehicles and in fact is not aware of any incidents involving ruptured inflators on the models that will be affected by this recall. Affected Vehicles This limited regional recall will include certain 2003-2005MY Subaru Legacy, Outback and Baja vehicles, and certain 2004-2005MY Subaru Impreza (including WRX/STI) vehicles. This will be limited to vehicles currently or previously registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Model Year 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005 Model Legacy Legacy Legacy Outback Outback Outback Baja Baja Baja Impreza, WRX, STI Impreza, WRX, STI Starting production date 2/18/2003 3/17/2003 2/23/2004 2/18/2003 3/13/2003 2/6/2004 2/18/2003 4/7/2003 3/16/2004 1/28/2003 2/11/2004 Ending production date 6/6/2003 3/1/2004 1/26/2005 6/11/2003 3/15/2004 10/6/2004 6/6/2003 7/21/2004 10/27/2004 2/13/2004 12/10/2004 Not all vehicles within these production date ranges are covered by this recall. Coverage for all affected vehicles must be confirmed by using the Vehicle Coverage Inquiry function on subarunet.com. This data will be available when owner notification begins. Description of the Safety Hazard In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of an affected passenger frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the vehicle occupants. SOA has elected to initiate this recall in support of NHTSA’s and the supplier’s ongoing investigation of the risk of failure of the passenger airbag inflators installed on the vehicles listed above that are currently or have ever been registered in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The primary goal is to protect the passengers in these areas for which there have been isolated incidents of inflator rupture on a wide variety of manufacturer makes and models. The secondary goal is to collect air bag inflators for analysis and testing. Description of Field Action Replacement of the vehicle’s front passenger air bag inflator will be performed on all of the vehicles included in this limited regional recall. Retailer Program Responsibility Retailers are to promptly perform the applicable service procedures to correct all affected vehicles in their inventory (used, demo & SSLP). Additionally, whenever a vehicle subject to this recall is taken into retailer inventory, or in for service, necessary steps should be taken to ensure the recall correction has been made before selling or releasing the vehicle. Any vehicles listed in a recall/campaign that are in retailer stock must be: Immediately identified. Tagged or otherwise marked to prevent their delivery or use prior to inspection and/or repair. Repaired in accordance with the repair procedures outlined in the Product Campaign Bulletin, which will be issued shortly. Owner Notification Subaru is in the process of identifying the affected vehicles based on current and historical vehicle registration data. Subaru is also in the process of acquiring replacement parts for these vehicles. When available, Subaru will notify potentially affected vehicle owners by first class mail. This is expected to occur within the next 60 days. Retailers will be advised when owner notification begins.