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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V043000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | from 02/04/2005 to 06/28/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 7004 | 03/09/2007 | MFR | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 02/12/2007 | 02/14/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain vehicles, the wiring harness for the air bag occupant detection system in the front passenger seat may have been pinched during production. pinching of the wiring harness between the floor crossmember and the seat mounting bracket could result in a short circuit. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The passenger's front air bag could become disabled and may not deploy in the event of a crash increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant. also an electrical short circuit could cause a fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect to see if the wiring had been incorrectly routed under the seat bracket. if so, the dealer will repair any damaged wiring, reroute and secure the wiring harness in the correct location, and re-calibrate the occupant detection system as necessary. the recall began on march 9, 2007. owners may contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Subaru recall no. wvc-13. customers may also 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/20/2007 | 12000 | 1 | 05/01/2007 |
| I hit a bear at 55mph with the cruise control on. the bear leaped off the bank in directly in front of the vehicle. the crash that resulted in the bear being killed instantly, about 600 lbs. of bear. the car came to an instant halt with the front end being pushed back, lights,grille,fender, hood, ect. no air bags deployed. after calling subaru of america, i was advised to let my insurance handle it, but after much argument was assigned a case number of 1020805 by subaru. this is not a insurance problem, this is subaru problem. the vehicle was towed back to first team in roanoke virginia and the collision shop advised me to contact subaru. *tr | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/23/2006 | 2 | 04/01/2006 | |
| 90 mph head on crash, and neither the driver nor the passenger airbags deployed, resulting in severe hyperextension of the neck and back of the passenger, causing 4 herniated disks, as well as a severe concussion resulting in post concussive disorder with permanent short term memory loss. when subaru was contacted listing the 2006 impreza and the above information, we were told that the federal crash test ratings are only for head on collisions with a brick wall, and if we had hit a brick wall then they would be liable-since we hit a guardrail twice and were jettisoned across the street into a shed whose center steel support beam finally stopped the vehicle, they were not. owner/driver of vehicle was casey kendall of moab, utah. *tr | |||
| 09/01/2006 | 16585 | 1 | 01/13/2006 |
| I was forced off the road by a car that pulled out in front of me from my right and stopped in my lane. i swerved to the left to avoid the car and corrected to the right, at this time there was no more road to drive on. my car went off the shoulder and into the ditch, striking a concrete drainage colvert ,head on. the left front bumper, from the headlights down and left front tire were completely demolished. the airbags did not deploy! the impact was in excess of thirty-five miles per hour. witnesses to the crash said the back of the car came off the ground a few feet due to the speed and severity of the stop. i firmly believe that the car's airbags should have deployed. according to the owner's manual for my car so does the manufacturer. the resulting injuries were quite sever. *jb | |||