Subaru Impreza (2012): Air bags
Recall 15V419000 · Jul 1, 2015 · Subaru of America, Inc.
30,348
vehicles affected
30,348
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V419000
- Date
- Jul 1, 2015
- Maker
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Units affected
- 30,348
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Sensor > Occupant classification
- Model years
- 2012
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012 model year Subaru Impreza 4-Door and Station Wagon vehicles (except WRX/STI models) manufactured April 21, 2011, to February 16, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may deactivate if a front seat passenger operates a device that is plugged into the power outlet such as a music player or cell phone, or touches a metal part of the vehicle such as the forward/rearward seat adjuster lever.
What can happen
If the ODS deactivates, the front passenger air bag will be turned off and the front passenger air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Occupant Control Unit with a modified one, free of charge. The recall began August 21, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQT-55.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V419000?
1 model: Subaru Impreza (2012), about 30,348 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V419000?
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Occupant Control Unit with a modified one, free of charge. The recall began August 21, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQT-55.
What can happen?
If the ODS deactivates, the front passenger air bag will be turned off and the front passenger air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
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.