| NHTSA Record Id: 11345 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008678000202118000000128 |
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| Model Name: LEGACY |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V127000 |
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| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 21 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 07 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 20306 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 15 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 08 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 11 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, also service parts supplied to subaru dealers are involved (lot numbers f01 j21d2, f01 j30d2, f02 j09d1, f02 j09d2, and f02 j20d1). the purolator oil filter cans used on these vehicles can fracture causing a vaporized oil spray and subsequent oil leak. |
Consequence Summary: This vaporized oil spray can result in oil vapor ignition by the hot exhaust system resulting in a possible underhood fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect and replace these engine oil filters. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 15, 1998. 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.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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