2003 Subaru Baja & 2003 Subaru Legacy + 1 more recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with 4-CYLINDER engines, the water pump pulley center hole was improperly machined.
💥 The risk
In some instances, the interference fit between the inner wall of the pulley center hole and the water pump drive shaft was not as tight as specified in the drawing specification. This could result in the water pump pulley dislodging from the water pump shaft, which CAN cause severe engine damage/seizure during vehicle usage.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the water pump. Owner notification began september 12, 2002. 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.
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
- 02V240000
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 555
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-782-2783
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 12, 2002
- Built
- Aug 19, 2002 – Aug 30, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).