NHTSA Campaign 04V342000
SEATS
NHTSA campaign 04V342000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seats. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V342000 with NHTSA on July 14, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V342000, NHTSA lists up to 84,574 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 22, 2000 and December 20, 2002.
The 04V342000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V342000 were scheduled from August 20, 2004, 37 days after the report.
04V342000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2002–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V342000 ranks 7 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V342000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the seats on this site; the one before 04V342000 was 01V034000, reported on February 7, 2001.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SEDAN AND WAGON MODEL VEHICLES, THE LEFT FRONT BOLT THAT RETAINS THE FORWARD PART OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE SEAT SLIDE RAIL MAY LOOSEN. IF THE SEAT SLIDE RAIL BOLT LOOSENS, IT WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OUT, AND THE SEAT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT SLIDE.
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER MAY SUSTAIN MORE SEVERE INJURIES DUE TO THE SEAT MOVEMENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LEFT HAND DRIVER'S SEAT RAIL MOUNTING BOLT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WWT-04.
Reported July 14, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V342000 (2)
Subaru (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V342000, 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: July 14, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted