NHTSA Record Id: 6171 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU |
Recalled Component Id: 000012168000202120000000015 |
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Model Name: LEGACY |
Model Year: 2001 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V391000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: WXY-82 |
Component Name: STEERING:LINKAGES |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 14 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 28 2000 |
Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1977 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 26 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Nov, 21 2000 |
Record Creation date : Nov, 29 2000 |
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Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. a casting flaw in the right front bearing housing could result in loss of steering if the casting flaw should exist in the tie-rod arm. |
Consequence Summary: This casting flaw could cause grease leakage, front wheel bearing failure due to loss of grease, or loss of steering due to tie-rod end separation. |
Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace all front bearing housings with a lot number of of15. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began january 26, 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. 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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