Subaru B9 Tribeca, Forester, Impreza, Legacy and 3 more (2009-2013): Air bags
Recall 18V012000 · Jan 9, 2018 · Subaru of America, Inc.
64,179
vehicles affected
64,179
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V012000
- Date
- Jan 9, 2018
- Maker
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 64,179
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal > Passenger side > Inflator module
- Model years
- 2009-2013
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Legacy, Forester, Tribeca, WRX and Outback vehicles, and 2009-2011 Impreza vehicles 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 used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
What can happen
An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other 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 on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-18.
Vehicles covered
7 models, 28 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V012000?
7 models: Subaru B9 Tribeca (2012), Subaru Forester (2009-2013), Subaru Impreza (2009-2011) and 4 more, about 64,179 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V012000?
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-18.
What can happen?
An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other 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.