NHTSA Campaign 03V153000
SUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA campaign 03V153000 covers 8 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: rear. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V153000 with NHTSA on April 22, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V153000, NHTSA lists up to 170,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 1, 1999 and April 30, 2002.
The 03V153000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V153000 were scheduled from July 14, 2003, 83 days after the report.
03V153000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2000–2003.
Owners of the model years 03V153000 covers have filed at least 77 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 03V153000 vehicles, the 2000 Subaru Outback has the most (24).
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V153000 ranks 5 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 03V153000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- THIS RECALL APPLIES TO CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CERTAIN REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME COMPONENTS WERE PRODUCED WITH POOR PAINT QUALITY WHICH, AFTER CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO CORROSIVE ROAD SALTS FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS, COULD RESULT IN RUST-OUT OF THE COMPONENT AND POSSIBLE BREAKAGE OF THE SUBFRAME.
- The risk
- IF SUCH BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CLEAN AND RUST-PROOF THE REAR SUSPENSION SUBFRAME. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 14, 2003. 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 April 22, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V153000 (8)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V153000, 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: April 22, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted