NHTSA recall 13V078000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 13V078000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WVV-32 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2013-03-05 |
| Owners notified | 2013-02-22 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Units potentially affected | 16 |
What is wrong
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2012 Outback and Legacy vehicles manufactured from April 6, 2011, through May 12, 2011. Components inside the wiper motor bottom cover may overheat.
What can happen
If the components overheat, the wiper motor bottom cover may melt and potentially catch fire.
The remedy
Subaru has notified all affected owners, and dealers will replace the front wiper motor bottom cover assembly free of charge. The safety recall began February 22, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783.
Notes
Subaru's recall campaign number is WVV-32.This is an expansion of NHTSA recall 11V-469.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2012 SUBARU LEGACY | Built 2011-04-06 to 2011-05-12. |
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| 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK | Built 2011-04-06 to 2011-05-12. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 07-91-15 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces a replacement wiper switch assembly to address customer concerns of the wipers not parking correctly or moving intermittently, even when the control switch is off. Testing revealed moisture being retained in a composition of soldering flux and grease used during switch manufacturing may be forced out under extreme high-temperature conditions. If this moisture causes intermittent continuity between terminals, a circuit may close and power the wiper motor. A special sealer has been applied to the soldered terminals of the switch?s printed circuit board during production to prevent this condition from occurring. |
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| SB-07-91-15 | 2016-02-13. Service bulletin. SUBARU: MOISTURE IS RETAINED IN COMPOSITION OF SOLDERING FLUX AND GREASE, IN SOME VEHICLES, CAUSING WIPERS TO MOVE INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT PARKING CORRECTLY AND WIPER SWITCH ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MODEL 2010-12 LEGACY, OUTBACK. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.