{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"15V419000","date":"2015-07-01","owner_notified":"2015-08-21","manufacturer":"Subaru of America, Inc.","component":"AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION","summary":"Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2012 model year Subaru Impreza 4-Door and Station Wagon vehicles (except WRX/STI models) manufactured April 21, 2011, to February 16, 2012.  In the affected vehicles, the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may deactivate if a front seat passenger operates a device that is plugged into the power outlet such as a music player or cell phone, or touches a metal part of the vehicle such as the forward/rearward seat adjuster lever.","consequence":"If the ODS deactivates, the front passenger air bag will be turned off and the front passenger air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.","remedy":"Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the Occupant Control Unit with a modified one, free of charge. The recall began August 21, 2015.  Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783.  Subaru's number for this recall is WQT-55.","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.","mfr_campaign":"WQT-55","part_number":null,"units":30348,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2016-4","period_to":"2016-4","submitted":"2017-01-23","involved":30348,"remedied":20499,"unreachable":574,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":67,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2012,"make":"SUBARU","model":"IMPREZA","vehicle_id":"2012_subaru_impreza","match":"exact","built_from":"2011-04-21","built_to":"2012-02-16"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/15V419000"}