NHTSA recall 04V128000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V128000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WWQ-01 |
| Manufacturer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2004-03-16 |
| Owners notified | 2004-04-12 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES |
| Units potentially affected | 127580 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER SEDANS, WAGONS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COULD COME OUT OF ITS TRACK ON THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER AND LODGE ON THE CONTROL LEVER TAB WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION AND WILL REMAIN IN AN OPEN POSITION.
What can happen
IF THIS OCCURS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TAB ON THE THROTTLE SHAFT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM COMING OUT OF ITS TRACK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
Notes
SUBARU RECALL NO. WWQ-01.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
| 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2000-09-05 to 2004-02-12. |
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| 2003 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2000-09-05 to 2004-02-12. |
| 2004 SUBARU IMPREZA | Built 2000-09-05 to 2004-02-12. |
| 2001 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2002 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2003 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2004 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2001 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2002 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
| 2004 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2000-03-15 to 2004-02-19. |
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
| 01 | 2004-05-14. Service bulletin. CRUISE CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP. *TT |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.