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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| 13V078000 | Subaru of America, Inc. | from 04/06/2011 to 05/12/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 16 | MFR | Subaru of America, Inc. | 03/05/2013 | 03/07/2013 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Subaru is recalling certain model year 2012 outback and legacy vehicles manufactured from april 6, 2011, through may 12, 2011. components inside the wiper motor bottom cover may overheat. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the components overheat, the wiper motor bottom cover may melt and potentially catch fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Subaru has notified all affected owners, and dealers will replace the front wiper motor bottom cover assembly free of charge. the safety recall began february 22, 2013. owners may contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Subaru's recall campaign number is wvv-32.this is an expansion of nhtsa recall 11v-469.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||