Recall Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 4481 Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU
Recalled Component Id: 000012716000202120000000318 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2001
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V034000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SEATS Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 19 2000 End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 09 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3627
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 30 2001 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. Report Received Date: Feb, 07 2001
Record Creation date : Feb, 12 2001 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manually-adjustable (non-powered) seats. certain inner front slide rail latch mechanisms may have been improperly welded. Consequence Summary: If an inner slide rail latch mechanism breaks due to improper welding, forward and rearward seat adjustment will no longer be possible. in the event of a crash, the slide rails could break, exposing the occupant to a risk of injury.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace one or both front seat inner slide rails. owner notification began march 30, 2001. 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. Recall Notes: 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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