NHTSA Campaign 10V326000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 10V326000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: manual transmission. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 10V326000 with NHTSA on July 20, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V326000, NHTSA lists up to 809 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 28, 2010 and June 23, 2010.
The 10V326000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V326000 were scheduled from July 28, 2010, 8 days after the report.
10V326000 covers 2 models from Subaru, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 10V326000 covers have filed at least 407 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 10V326000 vehicles, the 2011 Subaru Outback has the most (216).
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V326000 ranks 26 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 10V326000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 10V326000 was 02V282000, reported on October 30, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 OUTBACK AND LEGACY PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 28 THROUGH JUNE 23, 2010. DUE TO A PROGRAMMING ERROR, A LUBRICATION HOLE WITHIN THE 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS OMITTED.
- The risk
- IF THE TRANSMISSION GEARS ARE NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED, A GROANING SOUND MAY BEGIN TO DEVELOP ALERTING THE DRIVER OF A PROBLEM. IF THE SOUND IS IGNORED AND NO ACTION IS TAKEN, THE GEARS WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK AND THIS CONDITION WILL LEAD TO VEHICLE POWER LOSS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES BY DRILLING AN OIL LUBRICATION HOLE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE INTERNAL PARTS WITH NEW ONES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS WVS-29.
Reported July 20, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V326000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V326000, 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 20, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted