NHTSA Campaign 08V645000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
NHTSA campaign 08V645000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electronic stability control (esc). The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 08V645000 with NHTSA on December 9, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V645000, NHTSA lists up to 5,130 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 18, 2008 and December 1, 2008.
Owner notification letters for 08V645000 were scheduled from December 19, 2008, 10 days after the report.
08V645000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2008–2009.
Owners of the model years 08V645000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the electronic stability control (esc), about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 08V645000 vehicles, the 2008 Subaru Tribeca has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V645000 ranks 18 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING 5,130 MY 2008-2009 TRIBECA PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) G-SENSOR WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS SENSOR IS DESIGNED TO BE MOUNTED IN A FORWARD FACING DIRECTION BUT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS DURING PRODUCTION.
- The risk
- IF THE SENSOR WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, VEHICLE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS DURING HARD BRAKING, SUDDEN TURNS OR OTHER QUICK MANEUVERS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO REACT IN AN UNEXPECTED MANNER OR RESULT IN UNSTABLE HANDLING. UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE VDC G-SENSOR. IF THE SENSOR IS FOUND TO BE INSTALLED CORRECTLY, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED. IF THE SENSOR IS FOUND TO BE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY (BACKWARDS), THE SENSOR WILL BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THE VDC SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE REPROGRAMMED TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION. THE RECALLBEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WVG-17.
Reported December 9, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V645000 (2)
Subaru (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V645000, 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: December 9, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted