| NHTSA Record Id: 9869 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUBARU |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009022000202097000000072 |
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| Model Name: FORESTER |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V040000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: WXQ-74 |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 11 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 10 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 221987 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 07 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Subaru of America, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Mar, 03 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 17 1999 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles equipped with anti-lock braking system (abs). (the 1999 2.2 liter legacy vehicles are excluded). in extremely cold weather, the brake pedal goes to the floor and the vehicle stopping distance is increased. |
Consequence Summary: This condition causes the vehicle stopping distance to be increased, possibly resulting in a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the brake master cylinder. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began june 7, 1999. 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 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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