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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V216000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | from 01/25/1994 to 01/30/1998 | V (Vehicle) | 180000 | 09/18/2001 | MFR | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 06/25/2001 | 06/26/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with front coil springs originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new york, new jersey, new hampshire, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, and wisconsin, and in the district of columbia. the front coil springs were produced with poor paint quality which, after continued exposure to corrosive salt, can result in breakage of the spring. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Depending on the location of the fracture, a broken spring could move past the spring seat and contact a front tire. some tires have deflated due to contact with a broken spring. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will notifiy customers to bring their vehicle to an authorize dealership to have a spring guard installed on both front struts to prevent tire puncture and replace any broken springs free of charge. owner notification began september 18, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 010102 | 01/01/2002 | 627826 | Information regarding front spring guard bulletin update. *yd | 02/25/2002 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/03/2011 | 150000 | ||
| Sounded like there was a pop in my front corner. still drove ok under 20-25 mph. faster than that the wheel shook violently. backing up there was a loud grinding noise. took to friends hose who works on cars. he said it was my front lower control arm on the driver's side. the connection between the control arm and the front (he called it handling bushing) was rusted completely in two. he found a used control arm at a junk yard and replaced it for me. we took pictures of the part that i can provide if needed. i no longer have the old part. | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer received recall 01v-216, however when consumer contacted dealership to schedule an appointment she was informed that they were out of parts and it would take a few weeks to get the parts in and then another couple weeks to get on the service schedule.*jb | |||
| 10/01/2001 | |||
| Recall 01 v 216 000/coilspring: unable to get dealer; frederick motors; frederick,md; phone# 301/663-6111 to honor recall because no parts were available. seeking help from nhtsa in this matter. feel free to provide any further information. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer received recall 01v-216, however when consumer contacted dealership to schedule an appointment she was informed that they were out of parts and it would take a few weeks to get the parts in and then another couple weeks to get on the service schedule.*jb | |||