NHTSA Campaign 12V602000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 12V602000 covers 15 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC filed the report for 12V602000 with NHTSA on December 26, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V602000, NHTSA lists up to 633,842 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 12V602000 were scheduled from February 19, 2013, 55 days after the report.
12V602000 covers 4 models from Subaru, model years 2006–2012.
Owners of the model years 12V602000 covers have filed at least 174 complaints naming the exterior lighting, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 12V602000 vehicles, the 2011 Subaru Outback has the most (117).
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V602000 ranks 1 of 35 SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, certain model year 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before January 2012, and certain model year 2009 through 2012 Forester vehicles sold before January 2012. Up to 78,650 of these vehicles may have been equipped with accessory puddle lights that, when illuminated, brighten the area under the doors of the vehicle. A short circuit can develop when either the puddle light or connector are exposed to an electrolytic moisture source (such as road spray that has road salt in it) and it penetrates the circuit board of the puddle light or the pins of the puddle light connector(s).
- The risk
- Over time, migration of the moisture into the circuit board and/or into the connector cavity, may result in a short circuit of the puddle light system. This may generate heat which may melt the plastic resulting in smoke or fire.
- The fix
- Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional fused-harness, free of charge. The recall began February 19, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783 for more information.
- Notes
- Subaru's recall campaign number is WQE-41.
Reported December 26, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V602000 (15)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V602000, 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: December 26, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted