NHTSA recall 14V763000
Air Bags · Subaru of America, Inc.
Details
What's wrong: Subaru of america, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Legacy and Outback vehicles, and 2003-2005 Baja vehicles sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in puerto rico, hawaii, the u.s. Virgin islands, guam, saipan, american samoa, florida and adjacent counties in southern georgia, as well as the…
Why it matters: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengerâs frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix: Subaru will notify their owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2015.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
- 2003 Subaru Baja
- 2003 Subaru Legacy
- 2003 Subaru Outback
- 2004 Subaru Baja
- 2004 Subaru Legacy
- 2004 Subaru Outback
- 2005 Subaru Baja
- 2005 Subaru Legacy
- 2005 Subaru Outback
All model years NHTSA lists
2003 Subaru Baja, 2004 Subaru Baja, 2005 Subaru Baja, 2003 Subaru Legacy, 2004 Subaru Legacy, 2005 Subaru Legacy, 2003 Subaru Outback, 2004 Subaru Outback, 2005 Subaru Outback.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 14V763000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.