NHTSA recall 00V392000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 00V392000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WWA-84 |
| Manufacturer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2000-11-21 |
| Owners notified | 2001-01-26 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER |
| Units potentially affected | 368 |
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INCORRECT BEIGE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT WEBBING WAS INSTALLED. THE BELT LENGTH IS TOO SHORT.
What can happen
THE SEAT OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL BEIGE COLORED REAR CENTER LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WITH LOT NUMBER 0171.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 26, 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. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2001 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2000-06-21 to 2000-08-09. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 170804 | 2005-02-03. Service bulletin. SLOW RETRACTION OF SEATBELTS. *TT |
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| 170601 | 2001-12-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT BELT LATCH SLIDES TO THE LOWER SEAT BELT ANCHOR. *YH UPDATED *EH |
| 010101 | 2001-02-22. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING INSPECTION PROCEDURE FOR POSSIBLE LOOSE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTOR CASE COVER. *TT |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.