Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292644 Incident Date: Jul, 27 2004
Consumer's City: PITTSBORO Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BK435XT7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 07 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My daughter spun her 1996 subaru legacy wagon while trying to miss a deer at about 45 mph. she hit a tree going backwards. in the collision the seat back broke on the drivers seat. this caused her to hit her head and neck and she suffered a broken neck. the seat back should not have broken in a rear end collision. the car was in good shape and only had 60,000 miles.*ak