NHTSA Campaign 04V128000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 04V128000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: cables. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V128000 with NHTSA on March 16, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V128000, NHTSA lists up to 127,580 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 5, 2000 and February 12, 2004.
The 04V128000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V128000 were scheduled from April 12, 2004, 27 days after the report.
04V128000 covers 3 models from Subaru, model years 2001–2004.
Owners of the model years 04V128000 covers have filed at least 77 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V128000 vehicles, the 2004 Subaru Outback has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V128000 ranks 6 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER SEDANS, WAGONS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COULD COME OUT OF ITS TRACK ON THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER AND LODGE ON THE CONTROL LEVER TAB WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION AND WILL REMAIN IN AN OPEN POSITION.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TAB ON THE THROTTLE SHAFT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM COMING OUT OF ITS TRACK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WWQ-01.
Reported March 16, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V128000 (11)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V128000, 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: March 16, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted