# NHTSA recall 23V076000

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: 23V076000
- Manufacturer's number: WRF\-23
- Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
- Reported: 2023\-02\-13
- Owners notified: 2023\-03\-15
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 130
- Part numbers: 98279FE070

## What is wrong

Subaru of America, Inc. \(Subaru\) is recalling certain 2004\-2005 Impreza and WRX vehicles that received replacement front passenger air bag inflators under a previous recall.  The replacement air bag inflators may have been installed incorrectly.


## What can happen

An incorrectly installed inflator may not properly inflate the passenger air bag, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect the passenger inflator and if necessary, install a new inflator kit, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 14, 2023.  Owners may contact Subaru's customer service at 1\-844\-373\-6614.  Subaru's number for this recall is WRF\-23.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 130
- Reported remedied: 108 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1
- Reported removed: 7

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2004 SUBARU IMPREZA](/makes/subaru/impreza/2004/recalls.md)
- [2005 SUBARU IMPREZA](/makes/subaru/impreza/2005/recalls.md)
- 2004 SUBARU WRX
- 2005 SUBARU WRX

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [14V471](/bulletins/10235890.md), 2023-05-08, Service bulletin
- [WQR 53A 1](/bulletins/10140551.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [WQR\-53P](/bulletins/10140526.md), 2018-06-11, Service bulletin
- [WQM\-49R](/bulletins/10080923.md), 2016-09-23, Service bulletin
- [WQP\-51](/bulletins/10080922.md), 2016-09-23, Service bulletin
- [WQP\-51RA](/bulletins/10080921.md), 2016-09-23, Service bulletin
- [14V\-399](/bulletins/10068678.md), 2016-06-02, 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)

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