NHTSA Campaign 07V043000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA campaign 07V043000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 07V043000 with NHTSA on February 12, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V043000, NHTSA lists up to 7,004 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 4, 2005 and June 28, 2005.
The 07V043000 report reached NHTSA 20 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V043000 were scheduled from March 9, 2007, 25 days after the report.
07V043000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2006.
Owners of the model years 07V043000 covers have filed at least 20 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V043000 vehicles, the 2006 Subaru Impreza has the most (20).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V043000 ranks 16 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 07V043000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 07V043000 was 04V274000, reported on June 9, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MAY HAVE BEEN PINCHED DURING PRODUCTION. PINCHING OF THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE FLOOR CROSSMEMBER AND THE SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT.
- The risk
- THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG COULD BECOME DISABLED AND MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT. ALSO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT COULD CAUSE A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF THE WIRING HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY ROUTED UNDER THE SEAT BRACKET. IF SO, THE DEALER WILL REPAIR ANY DAMAGED WIRING, REROUTE AND SECURE THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE CORRECT LOCATION, AND RE-CALIBRATE THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 9, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WVC-13.
Reported February 12, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V043000 (2)
Subaru (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V043000, 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: February 12, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted