| NHTSA Record Id: 4823 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU |
| Recalled Component Id: 000013637000202117000000025 |
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| Model Name: LEGACY |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V216000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 25 1994 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 30 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 180000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 18 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Jun, 25 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 26 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with front coil springs originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new york, new jersey, new hampshire, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, and wisconsin, and in the district of columbia. the front coil springs were produced with poor paint quality which, after continued exposure to corrosive salt, can result in breakage of the spring. |
Consequence Summary: Depending on the location of the fracture, a broken spring could move past the spring seat and contact a front tire. some tires have deflated due to contact with a broken spring. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will notifiy customers to bring their vehicle to an authorize dealership to have a spring guard installed on both front struts to prevent tire puncture and replace any broken springs free of charge. owner notification began september 18, 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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