2001 Subaru Legacy recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A casting flaw in the right front bearing housing could result in loss of steering if the casting flaw should exist in the tie-rod arm.
💥 The risk
This casting flaw could cause grease leakage, front wheel bearing failure due to loss of grease, or loss of steering due to tie-rod end separation.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace all front bearing housings with a lot number of OF15.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V391000
- Manufacturer recall #
- WXY-82
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,977
- Component
- STEERING:LINKAGES
- Owner phone
- 1-800-782-2783
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 26, 2001
- Built
- Aug 14, 2000 – Aug 28, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began january 26, 2001.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).