Service bulletin WQR-53U2
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10094372 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-03-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | WQR-53U2 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-12-22 |
| NHTSA component | AIR BAGS |
NHTSA's summary
UPDATE: FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS WQR-53 THE WQR-53 RECALL IS BEING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2005-2008 MODEL YEAR LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXPANSION FROM THE CURRENT WQP-51 LIMITED REGIONAL RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2005 MODEL YEAR LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES, TO A NATIONAL RECALL FOR ALL 2005-2008 MODEL YEAR LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2005 LEGACY AND OUTBACK SERVICE PROCEDURE IN THE WQP-51 BULLETIN FOR 2005-2008 LEGACY AND OUTBACK REPAIRS. THE WQR-53 PRODUCT CAMPAIGN BULLETIN WILL BE UPDATED ON STIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO REFLECT THIS EXPANSION. LIMITED PARTS AVAILABILITY WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A PARTS SHORTAGE FOR THE 2005-2008 MODEL YEAR LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES. SOA REQUESTS THAT RETAILERS ONLY ORDER QUANTITIES NECESSARY TO SATISFY ANTICIPATED DEMAND. ORDERS WILL BE MONITORED BY SOA PARTS FOR REASONABLENESS BASED ON AOR ASSIGNED VIN POPULATION.
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
| SUBARU LEGACY | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
|---|---|
| SUBARU OUTBACK | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2020001 | 2020-01-02. Airbag |
|---|---|
| 20V003000 | 2020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 20V002000 | 2020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 20V001000 | 2020-01-02. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 2015599 | 2015-12-18. Airbag |
| 15V323000 | 2015-05-28. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| 14V763000 | 2014-12-01. AIR BAGS |
| 04V274000 | 2004-06-09. AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
| 2004189 | 2004-06-08. Airbag |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| Subarunet Announcement | 2024-08-05. Other. This announcement provides information on Takata Recall Escalated Towing Program. |
|---|---|
| TKA-20R, TKB-20R | 2024-01-03. 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). |
| 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 |
| 14V471 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. WQM?49 Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Recall (NHTSA ID 14V?471) |
| TKA, TKB, TKC-20 | 2023-05-02. Service bulletin. Takata Front Passenger Airbag Module / Inflator “Like for Like” Recall |
| 14V471 | 2023-04-24. Service bulletin. Regional Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Replacement |
| WQR53 | 2023-04-17. Service bulletin. Expanded Takata Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Recall WQR?53 |
| WQR53R | 2023-03-20. Service bulletin. Takata Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Replacement |
| WQR53 | 2023-03-20. Service bulletin. Update: Front Passenger Air Bag Inflators WQR?53 |