Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001135323 Incident Date: Jan, 24 2001
Consumer's City: ALDER Consumer's State: MT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:auxillary tank:selector devices
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 453BG6851W6 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Gas lines to gas tank are located under and front rear driver's side door as stepping into vehicle. consumer punctured them very easily when just trying to hook up some lights. within minutes, there was about 2 gallons of gas in backseat. consumer felt this was very unsafe.*ak the pouring of gas into the interior of the vehicle when gas line breaks is unsafe design. *yh