NHTSA Campaign 11V562000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 11V562000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 11V562000 with NHTSA on November 29, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V562000, NHTSA lists up to 32,685 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 21, 2011 and November 15, 2011.
Owner notification letters for 11V562000 were scheduled from December 5, 2011, 6 days after the report.
11V562000 covers 3 models from Subaru, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V562000 ranks 11 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V562000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 1 other recall on the service brakes, hydraulic on this site; the one before 11V562000 was 02V079000, reported on March 12, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 IMPREZA SEDANS AND WAGONS (EXCEPT WRX/STI MODELS), MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 21, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 15, 2011, AND LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 17, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 23, 2011. THESE VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER THAT COULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL DISTANCE REQUIRED TO SLOW OR STOP THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- THE DRIVER MIGHT MISJUDGE THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS COULD OCCUR UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS WVY-35.
Reported November 29, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V562000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V562000, 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: November 29, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted