2005 Subaru Legacy & 2005 Subaru Outback recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
The left and right side curtain air bags in certain vehicles involved in this campaign may not fully deploy rapidly enough when activated in a side impact collision. During a side impact test conducted by the insurance institute for highway safety (iihs), the test results indicated that there was a difference between the iihs test results and the result of side impact tests conducted by fhi.
💥 The risk
This may result in failure to provide the intended head protection, increasing the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the left and right side curtain air bag modules. The recall began on june 11, 2004. Owners 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
- 04V274000
- Manufacturer recall #
- WWR02
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,987
- Component
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Owner phone
- 1-800-782-2783
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 11, 2004
- Built
- Oct 2, 2003 – Jun 1, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Subaru recall no. WWR02.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).