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NHTSA recall 09V468000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number09V468000
Manufacturer's numberWVK-21
ManufacturerSUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Reported2009-12-04
Owners notified2009-12-31
ComponentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Units potentially affected5724

What is wrong

SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 IMPREZA WRX VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, IDAHO, IOWA, MONTANA, COLORADO, WISCONSIN, NEW YORK, WYOMING, MICHIGAN, ALASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, AND MAINE. DURING COLD STARTS, TYPICALLY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, FUEL LEAKS IN THE FUEL DELIVERY LINE COULD OCCUR WHERE THE LINE CONNECTS WITH A RUBBER HOSE.

What can happen

FUEL LEAKS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.

Notes

SUBARU RECALL NO. WVK-21.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
2002 SUBARU IMPREZABuilt 2000-09-22 to 2002-09-12.
2003 SUBARU IMPREZABuilt 2000-09-22 to 2002-09-12.
2002 SUBARU WRXBuilt 2000-09-22 to 2002-09-12.
2003 SUBARU WRXBuilt 2000-09-22 to 2002-09-12.

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.

Investigated as EA09011

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
EA09011Engineering analysis, opened 2009-07-02, closed 2009-12-14. FUEL LINE LEAK. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

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