NHTSA Campaign 13E065000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA campaign 13E065000 covers 13 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump. The repair is free.
13E065000 covers 3 models from Subaru, model years 2000–2006.
Owners of the model years 13E065000 covers have filed at least 85 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 13E065000 vehicles, the 2001 Subaru Outback has the most (26).
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Airtex Products LP (Airtex) is recalling certain model E8598M, E8518M, E8600M, E8596M, and E8597M fuel pumps manufactured July 26, 2013, and July 29, 2013 and used as aftermarket replacements on Subaru Baja's, Outback's and Legacy's. The affected fuel pumps were sold or installed into the aftermarket applications on or after July 26, 2013, and may may leak fuel from the base of a fuel line connection when the gas tank is full.
- The risk
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Airtex will notify owners, and will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Recall is expected to begin on January 2, 2014. Customers may contact Airtex at 1-800-880-3056. The recall is expected to begin during January 2014. This recall is being conducted by Airtex, not by Subaru.
Vehicles covered by 13E065000 (13)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 13E065000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted