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1999 SUBARU OUTBACK Recall
| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
01V216000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
SUBARU |
| Vehicle/Eqipment Model: |
OUTBACK |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Mfg Campaign Number: |
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| Mfg Component Desc: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
| Mfg Involved in Recall: |
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Manufacture Dates: |
01-25-94 through 01-30-98 |
| Type of Report: |
(V) Vehicle |
| Potential # of Units Affected: |
180,000 |
| Date Owner Notified by Mfg: |
09-18-01 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
MFR |
| Mfg Responsible for Recall: |
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Report Recieved Date: |
06-25-01 |
| Record Creation Date: |
06-26-01 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| FMVSS Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN, AND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE PRODUCED WITH POOR PAINT QUALITY WHICH, AFTER CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE SALT, CAN RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE SPRING. |
| Consequence Summary: |
DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF THE FRACTURE, A BROKEN SPRING COULD MOVE PAST THE SPRING SEAT AND CONTACT A FRONT TIRE. SOME TIRES HAVE DEFLATED DUE TO CONTACT WITH A BROKEN SPRING. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL NOTIFIY CUSTOMERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A SPRING GUARD INSTALLED ON BOTH FRONT STRUTS TO PREVENT TIRE PUNCTURE AND REPLACE ANY BROKEN SPRINGS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 18, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783. |
Keywords:
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Page Description:
1999 SUBARU OUTBACK Recall - Recall ID 35755 for SUBARU OUTBACK SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
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