NHTSA Campaign 10V283000
STEERING:COLUMN
NHTSA campaign 10V283000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the steering: column. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V283000 with NHTSA on June 24, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V283000, NHTSA lists up to 73,698 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 16, 2009 and April 12, 2010.
The 10V283000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V283000 were scheduled from July 7, 2010, 13 days after the report.
10V283000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 10V283000 covers have filed at least 53 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V283000 vehicles, the 2010 Subaru Outback has the most (41).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V283000 ranks 8 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V283000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the steering on this site; the one before 10V283000 was 00V391000, reported on November 21, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 OUTBACK AND LEGACY PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 16, 2009 THROUGH APRIL 12, 2010. THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL ROLL CONNECTOR LOCATED BEHIND THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL MAY DEVELOP STRESS CRACKS AND EVENTUALLY BREAK. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MAY NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED.
- The risk
- POSSIBLE CIRCUITS AFFECTED ARE THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG, PADDLE SHIFTER FUNCTION, CRUISE CONTROL, HORN CONTROL AND RADIO FUNCTIONS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK LOT NUMBER OF THE STEERING ROLL CONNECTOR. THE ROLL CONNECTOR WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE IF THE LOT NUMBER SHOWED ANY AFFECTED RANGE OF THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU SAFETY RECALL NO. WVR-28.
Reported June 24, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V283000 (2)
Subaru (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V283000, 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: June 24, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted