NHTSA Campaign 04V473000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 04V473000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 04V473000 with NHTSA on October 1, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V473000, NHTSA lists up to 26 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2003 and March 5, 2003.
The 04V473000 report reached NHTSA 19 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V473000 were scheduled from October 8, 2004, 7 days after the report.
04V473000 covers 3 models from Subaru, model years 2004.
Owners of the model years 04V473000 covers have filed at least 22 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 04V473000 vehicles, the 2004 Subaru Forester has the most (16).
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V473000 ranks 34 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 04V473000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 04V473000 was 02V240000, reported on September 13, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE COVER BOLTS FOR THE ENGINE OIL CONTROL VALVE MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK FROM AROUND THE COVER GASKET.
- The risk
- IF LEAKING OIL CONTACTS COMPONENTS OPERATING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, A FIRE COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETIGHTEN THE OIL-FLOW CONTROL VALVE COVER BOLTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WWU-05.
Reported October 1, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V473000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V473000, 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: October 1, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted