NHTSA Campaign 00V391000
STEERING:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 00V391000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering: linkages. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 00V391000 with NHTSA on November 21, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V391000, NHTSA lists up to 1,977 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 14, 2000 and August 28, 2000.
The 00V391000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V391000 were scheduled from January 26, 2001, 66 days after the report.
00V391000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V391000 ranks 21 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 00V391000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 00V391000 was 00V091000, reported on March 24, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FRONT BEARING HOUSINGS WITH A LOT NUMBER OF OF15.
- 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.
Reported November 21, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V391000 (1)
Subaru (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V391000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 21, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted