NHTSA Campaign 09V468000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 09V468000 covers 4 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 09V468000 with NHTSA on December 4, 2009; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 09V468000, NHTSA lists up to 5,724 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 22, 2000 and September 12, 2002.
The 09V468000 report reached NHTSA 7 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 09V468000 were scheduled from December 31, 2009, 27 days after the report.
09V468000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2002–2003.
Owners of the model years 09V468000 covers have filed at least 383 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 09V468000 vehicles, the 2002 Subaru WRX has the most (266).
By potentially affected vehicles, 09V468000 ranks 17 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 09V468000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 3 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 09V468000 was 09V277000, reported on July 17, 2009.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002 AND 2003 IMPREZA WRX VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, IDAHO, IOWA, MONTANA, COLORADO, WISCONSIN, NEW YORK, WYOMING, MICHIGAN, ALASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, AND MAINE. DURING COLD STARTS, TYPICALLY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES, FUEL LEAKS IN THE FUEL DELIVERY LINE COULD OCCUR WHERE THE LINE CONNECTS WITH A RUBBER HOSE.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKS, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU RECALL NO. WVK-21.
Reported December 4, 2009
Vehicles covered by 09V468000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 09V468000, 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 4, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted