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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 12/29/2012 | 10300 | 1 | |
| Pulling out of a parking space at the cvs drug store, pine island rd and del prado blvd in cape coral fl., put the car into drive and the car accelerated on its on across the parking lot, hitting a parked car head on. my air bag deployed and my car hit the parked car so hard it drove it over a concrete barrier out of the lot. the damage to my car alone was $10,000. the other car was destroyed. i have had subaru cars for 33 years. this forester was my 8th subaru. when the car accelerated, i was thrown back, my foot was not on the brake or gas pedal. the car kept running after the accident until i turned it off. state farm insurance sent a safety director over to check the car (after it was fixed), the body shop also had an inspector check the codes on the computer. i got rid of the car even though it had it have 11 months on the lease because i did not trust it. *tr | |||
| 12/29/2012 | 10300 | ||
| Pulling out ot a parking space at the cvs drug store, pine island rd and del prado blvd in cape coral fl., put the car into drive and the car acccelerated on its on across the parking lot, hitting a parked car head on. my air bag deployed and my car hit the parked car so hard it drove it over a concrete barrier out of the lot. the damage to my car alone was $10,000. the other car was destroyed. i have had subaru cars for 33 years. this forester was my 8th subaru. when the car accelerated, i was thrown back, my foot was not on the brake or gas pedal. the car kept running after the accident untill i turned it off. state farm insurance sent a safety director over to check the car (after it was fixed), the body shop also had an inspector check the codes on the computer. i got rid of the car even though it had it have 11 months on the lease because i did not trust it. | |||
| 12/26/2012 | 16500 | 1 | |
| I had purchased a new subaru forester in august of 2011 with an extended warranty for 7 years. it was a big investment for me and i had hoped to drive my new subaru forester 2011 for several years down the road. shortly after purchasing it, i noticed the brakes to be defective and would not stop the vehicle in a timely fashion or quickly enough. my wife, who also happens to drive my car, also complained about its brakes. i had my vehicle regularly serviced as per the companies warranty requirements and at only authorized subaru service & dealership centers. i brought the defective brakes to their attention but they said that- 'that was the way the forester's brakes were and that i had to push the pedal hard to the floor(pump the brakes) to stop it quickly enough.' i was greatly disappointed with their response to my concerns and as a precaution i began to keep an even greater distance from all of the cars in front of me. recently, i was entering a parking lot at about 10-15mph when another vehicle suddenly appeared in front of me. i pushed the brakes but my vehicle just would not stop quickly enough. if i would let go of the brake and then push it again harder and faster to the floor( pump the brake) as the service centre had previously advised me then i would have hit the car in front of me. so i swayed my cars steering wheel and avoided meeting with an accident but my vehicle only stopped when it touched the railing at about 5mph only to discover that my front bumper now had a huge crack in it. i do not feel safe driving a vehicle whose brakes are so bad that it will not stop the vehicle quickly enough and needs to be pumped to stop it sooner(which may not be possible in many circumstances such as the one above) , has defective bumpers and also has a rear center child safety seat seatbelt with a recall on it .please investigate the brakes at the very least. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 30000 | 1 | |
| My vehicle was recalled and the rear seatbelts were replaced on 1/5/2013. however, the new seatbelt latches are too flush to the seat and are difficult to buckle/unbuckle. additionally, the new middle seatbelt latch and strap interfers and blocks buckling the side seatbelts. *tr | |||
| 01/05/2013 | 30000 | ||
| My vehicle was recalled and the rear seatbelts were replaced on 1/5/2013. however, the new seatbelt latches are too flush to the seat and are difficult to buckle/unbuckle. additionally, the new middle seatbelt latch and strap interfers and blocks buckling the side seatbelts. | |||
| 03/16/2012 | |||
| Latch system in a 2.5x base model is inappropriately placed for at least two different common car seat bases. unable to use lower latch anchors with a graco snugride 30 or 35 base. in addition, the subaru forester dog guard accessory which installs between the cargo area and the rear seat inappropriately uses both outside upper latch anchors. | |||