NHTSA Campaign 12V099000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 12V099000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V099000 with NHTSA on March 13, 2012; NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance influenced the recall.
For 12V099000, NHTSA lists up to 326,014 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 26, 2007 and March 14, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V099000 were scheduled from March 26, 2012, 13 days after the report.
12V099000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2009–2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V099000 ranks 2 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 12V099000, SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC has 2 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 12V099000 was 03V047000, reported on February 20, 2003.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 FORESTER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 26, 2007, THROUGH MARCH 13, 2012. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR in the SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES LOCATED IN THE REAR CENTER SEATING OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES DO NOT MEET LOCKABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION. SPECIFICALLY, THE ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT PERMIT PROPER INSTALLATION AND SECURE ATTACHMENT OF A CHILD RESTRAINT IN THAT SEATING POSITION.
- The risk
- AN INSECURE INSTALLATION OF A CHILD RESTRAINT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD DURING A CRASH.
- The fix
- SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WITH A NEWLY MODIFIED AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED ON MARCH 26, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS WQA-37.
Reported March 13, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V099000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V099000, 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: March 13, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted