NHTSA Campaign 12V254000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
NHTSA campaign 12V254000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the equipment: other: owners/service/other manual. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V254000 with NHTSA on June 5, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V254000, NHTSA lists up to 1,886 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 25, 2011 and May 25, 2012.
Owner notification letters for 12V254000 were scheduled from June 19, 2012, 14 days after the report.
12V254000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2013.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V254000 ranks 22 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SUBARU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 BRZ VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 25, 2011, THROUGH MAY 25, 2012. THE OWNERS MANUAL CONTAINS AN INACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE OWNERS MANUAL, DESCRIBING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, REQUIRE CLARIFICATION. AS SUCH, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 208, OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.
- The risk
- MISINFORMATION COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS DURING CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
- The fix
- SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND WILL MAIL CORRECTED OWNERS MANUALS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
- Notes
- SUBARU'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS WQB-38.
Reported June 5, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V254000 (1)
Subaru (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V254000, 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 5, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted