Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Subaru: there is a steering wheel vibration at highway speeds due to an imporper wheel balance. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 05/28/2010 | 100331 | ||
| Blow out with complete detachment of tire tread from wheel at 50 mph; car crashed into stone wall; air bags deployed; fire in forward part of engine compartment put out by fire company; fire company comment that looked like tire failure; tires had only ~2000 miles on them; no injuries; only one car involved; police filed a report; car is a total loss; i have the tire tread which detached from the wheel and is a complete, single circular piece; about 1 inch of tire rubber remained attached to each rim of the wheel. | |||
| 06/28/2005 | 1 | 10/10/2001 | |
| Rear passenger side bridgestone potenza re950 205/55r16 91 h blew out for no apparent reason. mileage on tire was 25000. no crash or injury. must replace tire prematurely since tread wear was good. | |||
| 12/18/2003 | 35000 | 4 | |
| All four tires were replaced 3 times within 35,000 miles due to premature wear. the tires were replaced with different model tires, but failure recurred. *ak | |||
| 02/11/2002 | 2 | ||
| Bridgestone potenza 205/60r15----the tire went flat while turning a corner with no prior warning--this tire was not repairable & was replaced----second incident occured with 17944 miles on the car however it was the new tire on the same wheel-right rear--it blewout with only 2058 miles on the tire--there was no warning--it blewout, shredded & made black smoke while driving 70mph | |||
| 12/27/2001 | 1 | 09/08/2001 | |
| P225/60r16, original equipment, 6000 miles, mounted on a 2001, subaru, legacy outback. after traveling at 30mph tire had a blowout on outerwall of tire. contacted dealer, and dealer waas not willing to do anything.*ak *slc | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 1 | 05/01/2001 | ||
| I noticed that the outer layer of rubber has begun to come off on the sidewall, showing a white underlayer, near the lettering but not exclusively at the lettering. i looked at a similar model of subaru and saw the same thing had happened to its tire. since i have not had an accident, i am assuming that this is a tire failure. please advise.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2001 | 4 | 12/08/2000 | |
| All four firestone, wilderness tires, size: p225/60r15, dot: bm19359-1 have rubber on sidewall that was peeling off. these tires have approximately 17,000 miles on them, and were original equipment on a 2001, subaru, legacy. *ak consumer was charged for the replacement tires. *slc | |||