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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 12/14/2011 | |||
| My forester has had the issue of misfiring on three occasions. it has been to the dealership for the first two, now they tell me i need to wait until they create a computer update, that my car has a glitch in the computer. my cruise control becomes disabled, while driving and the check engine light flashes, along with vehicle dynamics control waring light also blinks. the dealership tells me the car will run properly, not to worry. the owner's manual states that the abs is poroblably malfunctioning. the first time this happened, they dealership said i may have had watery gas. it has now happened under the same conditions: going up grade and needing to accelerate. in a four month period, i have had this same unresolved issue, three times. also the seat belts are on recall. when i called tohave the seat belt replaced, i was told they were on back order and would contact me. | |||