Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| SEAT BELTS - REAR | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V099000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | from 11/26/2007 to 03/13/2012 | V (Vehicle) | 275000 | 03/26/2012 | OVSC | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 03/13/2012 | 03/13/2012 | 571 | 208 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Subaru is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 forester vehicles manufactured from november 26, 2007, through march 13, 2012. the automatic locking retractor in the seat belt assemblies located in the rear center seating of the affected vehicles do not meet lockability requirements and fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | An insecure installation of a child restraint can increase the risk of injury to a child during a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear center seat belt assembly with a newly modified automatic locking retractor, free of charge. the safety recall began on march 26, 2012. owners may contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Subaru's recall campaign number is wqa-37.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. | |||||||||||||||