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Service bulletin SM06 - WQL-48

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10094182
Published by NHTSA2017-03-07
Manufacturer's numberSM06 - WQL-48
Manufacturer's date2014-12-17
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE MEMO: WQL© 48 FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL (NHTSA ID 14V© 399) ¨C SECOND MAILING

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Air bags

Vehicles listed
SUBARU BAJA2003, 2004
SUBARU IMPREZA2003, 2004
SUBARU LEGACY2003, 2004
SUBARU OUTBACK2003 to 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
23V0760002023-02-13. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20200012020-01-02. Airbag
20V0030002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20V0020002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20V0010002020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20162572016-05-25. Airbag
16V3610002016-05-25. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16V3590002016-05-25. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16V3580002016-05-25. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
20152342015-05-28. Airbag

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
Subarunet Announcement2024-08-05. Other. This announcement provides information on Takata Recall Escalated Towing Program.
TKA-20R, TKB-20R2024-01-03. Service bulletin. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2003-2014 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2003-2006 model year Baja vehicles, 2009-2013 model year Forester vehicles, 2004-2011 model year Impreza vehicles, and 2004- 2014 WRX (including STI) vehicles equipped with a non-desiccated Takata-sourced passenger-side frontal air bag containing the propellant Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN).
WQR-53R2024-01-03. Service bulletin. "Takata Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Replacement. UPDATE – April 2016: New and different inflators are available for affected 2004-2005 Impreza, WRX, and STI vehicles."
TKA-20R/TKB-30R/2023-11-06. Service bulletin. SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in certain 2003-2014 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2003-2006 model year Baja vehicles, 2009-2013 model year Forester vehicles, 2004-2011 model year Impreza vehicles, and 2004- 2014 WRX (including STI) vehicles equipped with a non-desiccated Takata-sourced passenger-side frontal air bag containing the propellant Phase Stabilized Ammonium Nitrate (PSAN).
TKA-20R,TKB-20R,2023-06-05. Service bulletin. Takata Front Passenger Airbag Module / Inflator “Like for Like” Recall
14V4712023-05-08. Service bulletin. WQM?49 Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Recall (NHTSA ID 14V?471)
TKA, TKB, TKC-202023-05-02. Service bulletin. Takata Front Passenger Airbag Module / Inflator “Like for Like” Recall
WQL48Rb2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Replacement
WQL48Ra2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Replacement
14V4712023-04-24. Service bulletin. Regional Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Replacement