Subaru B9 Tribeca, Baja, Forester, Impreza and 4 more (2005-2012): Air bags
Recall 17V014000 · Jan 10, 2017 · Subaru of America, Inc.
53,480
vehicles affected
53,480
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17V014000
- Date
- Jan 10, 2017
- Maker
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 53,480
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Passenger side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2005-2012
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Subaru Baja, 2006-2011 Impreza (including WRX and STI models), 2006-2012 Tribeca, 2009-2012 Forester, Legacy, Outback, and 2012 WRX vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
What can happen
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 6, 2017. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-17.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 28 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 17V014000?
8 models: Subaru B9 Tribeca (2012), Subaru Baja (2005-2006), Subaru Forester (2009-2012) and 5 more, about 53,480 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 17V014000?
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 6, 2017. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-17.
What can happen?
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
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.