Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 171106 | 06/22/2006 | 10020047 | Rear center seat belt installation procedures. *tt | 07/14/2006 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||||
| 171005 | 10/06/2005 | 10017967 | Ods (occupant detection system) front passenger seatbelt warning chime. *tt | 12/09/2005 | |
| 12 | 08/01/2004 | 10013582 | Seatbelt reminder system disablement. subaru techtips. *tt | 04/22/2005 | |
| 12 | 08/01/2004 | 10013586 | Seat belt chime activation. subaru techtips. *tt | 04/22/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 01/15/2007 | 43500 | 1 | 09/06/2004 |
| The passenger seat belt sensor sensed that there was someone in the seat when there wasn't. the chime kept going until i buckled the seat belt in. i called the subaru extended warranty person and their remedy was to turn key to the on position in the ignition, then, within 30 seconds, buckle and unbuckle the driver seat belt 20 times. she said that if the battery gets replaced or unhooked, i would have to do this 30 second 'drill' again. it did remedy the problem. | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||
| 04/01/2007 | 12000 | 1 | 04/16/2005 |
| Passenger seat belt warning lamp on dashboard blinked, causing driver to move his eyes off road and focus on warning light. dealer called in factory representative and engineer. after 5 trips to dealer. subaru claimed that thiswas a normal situation on the 2005 legacy. they stated that they do not intend to find a solution, and suggested that we live with the problem. *ak | |||
| 02/06/2007 | 100 | 01/15/2005 | |
| 2005 subaru legacy gt passenger seat belt sensor is not functioning correctly. the seat belt warning light and chime comes on after driving about 7 miles with no one in the seat or anything sitting on the seat. it seams to be worse in the winter than in the summer. the reno dealer has 'calibrated' it at least twice and several times the service advisor said try putting the back of the seat more vertical and that should fix the problem (it did not). i e-mailed subaru support and was told that the problem does appear to be a normal operation of the vehicle. i was given the option to perform a procedure to permanently disable this warning chime, which i do not want to do. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - REAR | |||
| 08/17/2005 | 1500 | 15 | 12/11/2004 |
| Seat belt tightens to the point of choking handicapped senior citizen. we were able to stop the car and after climbing in through the rear window i was able to hold the belt so it would quit tightening subsequently able to release. this has happened more than once. once with just a senior that was able to follow instructions. *nm | |||
| 11/01/2005 | 1 | 04/29/2005 | |
| 2005 subaru legacy outback. the rear seat belts malfunctioned. when buckling the belts, the center belt would un-buckle. *ts the seat belts were too close. the center seat belt was slightly above the left hand seat belt which caused the left hand seat belt to unlock. the consumer found at the dealer that these vehicle's seat belt were defective. the consumer contacted the manufacture and was informed that there was nothing that they could do. *sc | |||
| 06/06/2005 | 3000 | 1 | |
| Dt: consumer driving with child in rear seat. consumer slowed down to exit freeway, and the middle seat back came down and unbuckled the seat belt. seat back pushed the middle seat belt into the release of the side seat belt and unlocking the booster seat. consumer's daughter told consumer that her seat belt came undone. consumer stopped and rebucled the seat belt. this was a rental vehicle from dollar rental. contents of trunks was what consumer believed pushed the seat back down, and unbuckled the seat belt.*ak | |||