Subaru Wrx 2004

• Recall 238945 [USA]: An incorrectly installed inflator may not properly inflate the passenger air bag, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
  Subaru of america, inc. (subaru) is recalling certain 2004-2005 impreza and wrx vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall. The replacement air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly.
  dealers will inspect the passenger inflator and if necessary, install a new inflator kit, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed april 14, 2023. Owners may contact subaru's customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is wrf-23.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

  Show Content

• Recall 143738 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Subaru of america, inc. (subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 forester, 2003-2006 baja, 2004-2011 impreza, 2004-2014 wrx (including sti), 2003-2014 legacy and outback, and 2005-2006 saab 9-2x vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming or "zone c." these vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
  subaru will notify their owners. General motors will notify saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began january 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the saab customer assistance center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is tkc-20.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

  Show Content

• Recall 50899 [USA]: Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash
  Certain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list passenger vehicles. Combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
  aai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. The recall began on august 1, 2006. Owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188.
  this recall only pertains to aai motorsports aftermarket lamps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.For more information on the lamp model numbers, click on document search and view document titled "lamp model numbers."customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

  Show Content

To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Fuel line leak investigation # PE09017

  There is no summary currently available
  

  Show Content

During cold weather fuel smell coming from engine and is leaking

Having recently moved to a cold weather state, i discovered that when the temperature is below freezing there is a smell of gasoline in the passenger cabin. After doing some research, subaru appears to be aware of this problem and in fact issued a recall on earlier model vehicles for the same issue. The fuel lines and clamps shrink in cold weather allowing fuel to leak at the fuel filter or more problematically onto the intake manifold near the turbo. This has been resolved in newer model vehicles, but for some reason subaru decided not to issue a recall for the 2004-2005 vehicles having this problem. When the vehicle warms up, the heat of the engine reduces or eliminates the leaks. Although i was able to tighten the hose clamps, i suspect that next winter i will be facing the same issue and/or a $500-1000 repair bill from the dealer.

I have a 2004 wrx and whenever it gets cold lots of fuel leaks from under the intake manifold theres a recall for the same issue in 2002 2003 but it still does it on my car

During vehicle operation in colder weather (32 deg f or colder), there is a strong fuel smell coming from the engine bay. Fuel lines are leaking in an area close to the air intake. This does not happen during warmer weather.

Was notified in july 2015 of defective passenger side air bag with warning to not use the passenger seat.Upon followup with subaru on 10-1-2015 was told that parts would not be available until after 12-1-2015. This means 5 months without full use of my vehicle. Their letter regarding nhtsa recall 15v-323 informed m to contact nhtsa at this website if subaru failed to remedy the veicle without charge in a timely manner. 5 to 6 months is not a timely maner.

Takata recall/subaru recall campaign wqr-53 nhtsa recall no. 15v-323 received a recall notice in may 2015 explaining that the airbag was recalled and would need to be replaced. Letter states that until the repair is preformed, do not allow passengers to ride in the front passenger seat. I recently received another letter with the same information stating that when subaru acquires a sufficient supply of parts to perform the repair, they will contact me about making an appointment. I called subaru 6 months ago and was told that a dealership should "lend" me a vehicle until the repair is complete. I left several messages with dealerships in the area and no one returned my phone call. It has been over a year and i am not able to have passengers in my vehicle. I use my car for work and i need this fixed. It is not safe to drive this vehicle and i do not want to have my children in the car until it is fixed.

Strong smell of raw fuel coming into passenger compartment during very cold outside temperatures. *tr

After starting my car in cold weather, i noticed a strong smell of gas. I found that there was gas pooling on top of my engine on the passenger side, under the intake manifold. I turned the car off and the gas stopped leaking, but when i turned it on again, i could see it dripping on to the location that it was pooling. *tr

Fuel lines leak upon cold start up in the winter. Fuel leaks all over engine block, my fear that this can cause a fire. Subaru's answer is to bring it in, spend money to have the car looked at. All the while they will not provide me with a comp car and this is my only car. With work, school and trying to move at that time it was not possible to release the car to them and hope it leaked on that day for the tech or risk handing out cash every time i take it in for them to look at. They know they have an issue they don't want to fix any longer. This is a known issue for some wrx's and they say the problem was taken care of in 2004, obviously not. It appears my car was built in mid 2003...... And is possible in my opinion that my car could have been built with these faulty parts. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0071 [2] 2/4 Wheel Drive Status Input (Subfault)
• P0606 [1] PCM Processor Fault