# NHTSA recall 12V047000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V047000
- Manufacturer's number: WVZ\-36
- Manufacturer: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Reported: 2012\-02\-09
- Owners notified: 2012\-02\-21
- Component: AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Units potentially affected: 381

## What is wrong

SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 1, 2011, THROUGH DECEMBER 23, 2011.  THESE VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS THAT CONTAIN AN INCORRECT PROPELLANT MIXTURE FOR THE INITIATOR COMPONENT USED, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT OUTPUT OF COMPRESSED GAS.


## What can happen

THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.


## The remedy

SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ONE OR BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG MODULES, FREE OF FEBRUARY 21, 2012.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1\-800\-782\-2783.


## Notes

SUBARU'S RECALL NUMBER IS WVZ\-36.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

- [2012 SUBARU LEGACY](/makes/subaru/legacy/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-01 to 2011\-12\-23.
- [2012 SUBARU OUTBACK](/makes/subaru/outback/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-01 to 2011\-12\-23.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Subarunet Announcement](/bulletins/11005609.md), 2024-08-05, Other
- [TKA\-17R, TKB\-17R](/bulletins/10248224.md), 2024-01-03, Service bulletin
- [TKA\-20R, TKB\-20R](/bulletins/10248223.md), 2024-01-03, Service bulletin
- [TKA\-20R/TKB\-30R/](/bulletins/10244915.md), 2023-11-06, Service bulletin
- [TKA\-20R,TKB\-20R,](/bulletins/10237234.md), 2023-06-05, Service bulletin
- [TKA, TKB, TKC\-20](/bulletins/10235277.md), 2023-05-02, Service bulletin
- [TKA\-20R](/bulletins/10171869.md), 2020-03-02, Service bulletin
- [TKA, TKB, TKC\-20](/bulletins/10171076.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin
- [Subaru Announcem](/bulletins/10171075.md), 2020-02-05, Service bulletin
- [TKA19\-TKB19\-TKC1](/bulletins/10160503.md), 2019-05-28, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V047000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V047000)

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