NHTSA Campaign 09V277000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 09V277000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 09V277000 with NHTSA on July 17, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V277000, NHTSA lists up to 15,761 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 16, 2004 and April 18, 2006.
The 09V277000 report reached NHTSA 3 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V277000 were scheduled from October 23, 2009, 98 days after the report.
09V277000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 09V277000 covers have filed at least 6 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V277000 vehicles, the 2005 Subaru Baja has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V277000 ranks 14 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V277000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 09V277000 was 03V303000, reported on August 20, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING 15,761 MY 2005-2006 BAJA VEHICLES. CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTION ON THE OUTLET PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP.
- The risk
- FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION. A FUEL LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BRACKET INCLUDING ALL NIPPLES WITH A NEW AND STRONGER DESIGN PART. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WVJ-20.
Reported July 17, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V277000 (2)
Subaru (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V277000, 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 17, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted