NHTSA recall 13V159000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V159000 |
| Manufacturer's number | WQH-44 |
| Manufacturer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Reported | 2013-04-24 |
| Owners notified | 2013-06-05 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT |
| Units potentially affected | 10137 |
What is wrong
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2014 Forester vehicles manufactured from January 2013 through March 2013. The backing for the carpeted floor mats was not manufactured to specification. As a result, the floor mats may curl when exposed to heat.
What can happen
Curling of the driver side floor mat could distract the driver and/or interfere with proper operation of one or a combination of, the vehicle's clutch, brake, and accelerator pedals. Brake or accelerator pedal interference may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace each of the vehicle's four (4) carpeted floor mats with new ones. These services will be performed free of charge. Subaru issued an interim notification during April 2013. Notification that the remedy is now available was mailed to owners on June 5, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's recall campaign number is WQH-44.
Notes
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.
| 2014 SUBARU FORESTER | Built 2013-01-01 to 2013-03-31. |
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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.
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| 01-168-09R | 2023-09-05. Service bulletin. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide replacement key and immobilizer information along with an overview of the Subaru Lock Information web-site. |
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| 12-249-23R | 2023-08-02. Service bulletin. This bulletin announces the recommended cleaning procedures to followed when encountering vehicles with long time exposure to pollen on painted surfaces on vehicles imported from Japan. This bulletin does not apply to SIA built vehicles. |
| 1516813R | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Exchange Component Identification and procedures |
| 1516613R1 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Customer Satisfaction ? Navigation SD Card Update Program |
| 1516613R | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Customer Satisfaction - Navigation SD Card Update Program |
| 1217414 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Instrument Panel Side Vents Coming Loose |
| 1215813 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Uneven Gap between ?A? Pillar Trim and Speaker Grille |
| 095613 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Countermeasure Thermostat Availability for DTC P0128 |
| 078013 | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. This bulletin provides additional information (see TSB 07-76-13R dated 7/8/2013) regarding the PRG system operation and initialization procedure. |
| WQH44Recall | 2023-05-08. Service bulletin. Procedures for Vehicles Delivered to Dealers Without Mats or Delivered With Faulty Mats, Which Are Not Subject to the WQH44 Recall Campaign |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.