2012 Subaru Legacy & 2012 Subaru Outback recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2012 Legacy and Outback vehicles, manufactured from december 1, 2011, through december 23, 2011. These vehicles may be equipped with side curtain air bags that contain an incorrect propellant mixture for the initiator component used, resulting in insufficient output of compressed gas.
💥 The risk
The side curtain air bags may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace one or both side curtain air bag modules, free of february 21, 2012. Owners may 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
- 12V047000
- Manufacturer recall #
- WVZ-36
- Manufacturer
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 381
- Component
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- Owner phone
- 1-800-782-2783
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 21, 2012
- Built
- Dec 1, 2011 – Dec 23, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Subaru's recall number is WVZ-36.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .