NHTSA recall 10V283000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V283000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WVR-28 |
| Manufacturer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Reported | 2010-06-24 |
| Owners notified | 2010-07-07 |
| Component | STEERING:COLUMN |
| Units potentially affected | 73698 |
What is wrong
SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 OUTBACK AND LEGACY PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2009 THROUGH APRIL 12, 2010. THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL ROLL CONNECTOR LOCATED BEHIND THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL MAY DEVELOP STRESS CRACKS AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MAY NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED.
What can happen
POSSIBLE CIRCUITS AFFECTED ARE THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG, PADDLE SHIFTER FUNCTION, CRUISE CONTROL, HORN CONTROL AND RADIO FUNCTIONS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CHECK LOT NUMBER OF THE STEERING ROLL CONNECTOR. THE ROLL CONNECTOR WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE IF THE LOT NUMBER SHOWED ANY AFFECTED RANGE OF THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
Notes
SUBARU SAFETY RECALL NO. WVR-28.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> .
| 2010 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2009-02-16 to 2010-04-12. |
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| 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2009-02-16 to 2010-04-12. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TB-05-48-10 | 2010-12-03. Service bulletin. SUBARU: STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION (SHAKE, SHIMMY) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE REPAIR PROCEDURE SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO MINIMIZE THE CONCERN. THE MAJORITY OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE GREATLY REDUCED, SOME ROAD FEEL MAY BE CONSIDERED CHARACTERISTIC AND CAN BE COMPARED TO LIKE MODEL VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. *PE UPDATED 5/6/11. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.