FRAM/SUBARU OIL Filter 15208AA12A: Equipment
Recall 13E005000 · Jan 29, 2013 · Fram Group Operatons, LLC
282,514
units affected
282,514
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13E005000
- Date
- Jan 29, 2013
- Maker
- Fram Group Operatons, LLC
- Units affected
- 282,514
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Equipment
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Fram Group Operations, LLC (Fram) is recalling certain Subaru original service equipment oil filters sold for installation on Subaru Legacy, Outback, Impreza, and Forester model vehicles equipped with certain 4 cylinder engines. Due to manufacturing anomalies, upon engine start up, engine oil may leak from around the oil filter gasket, causing a rapid loss of nearly all engine oil.
What can happen
Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Fram will replace the defective oil filters free of charge. Owners may contact Fram at 1-800-890-2075, Option 2, or go to www.fram.com/Subaru_recall for more information.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Fram/Subaru | Oil Filter 15208AA12A | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13E005000?
1 model: Fram/Subaru Oil Filter 15208AA12A (all years), about 282,514 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13E005000?
Fram will replace the defective oil filters free of charge. Owners may contact Fram at 1-800-890-2075, Option 2, or go to www.fram.com/Subaru_recall for more information.
What can happen?
Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.