NHTSA Campaign 11V464000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
NHTSA campaign 11V464000 covers 14 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V464000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2011; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 11V464000, NHTSA lists up to 318,215 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 5, 2000 and November 26, 2007.
The 11V464000 report reached NHTSA 4 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V464000 were scheduled from December 31, 2011, 116 days after the report.
11V464000 covers 3 models from Subaru and Saab, model years 2002–2008.
Owners of the model years 11V464000 covers have filed at least 203 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V464000 vehicles, the 2002 Subaru Impreza has the most (49).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V464000 ranks 3 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V464000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the suspension on this site; the one before 11V464000 was 03V232000, reported on June 26, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2007 IMPREZA, MODEL YEAR 2003-2008 FORESTER, AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 SAAB 9-2X VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2007 ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, OHIO, RHODE ISLAND, WEST VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY BREAK AT THE HANGER BRACKETS DUE TO CORROSION IF THE HANGER BRACKET IS EXPOSED TO SALTY AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS ROADS CONTAINING SNOW MELTING AGENT.
- The risk
- A BROKEN CONTROL ARM CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- SUBARU WILL HANDLE THEIR VEHICLES AND SAAB WILL HANDLE THEIRS. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE DEGREE OF CORROSION OF THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, AND WILL EITHER RUSTPROOF OR REPLACE THEM. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- THIS IS SUBARU'S SAFETY RECALL NUMBER WVX-34.
Reported September 6, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V464000 (14)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V464000, 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: September 6, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted