NHTSA Campaign 14V763000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 14V763000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 14V763000 with NHTSA on December 1, 2014; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 14V763000, NHTSA lists up to 4,175 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 6, 2004 and October 6, 2004.
The 14V763000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 14V763000 were scheduled from January 15, 2015, 45 days after the report.
14V763000 covers 3 models from Subaru, model years 2003–2005.
Owners of the model years 14V763000 covers have filed at least 159 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 14V763000 vehicles, the 2005 Subaru Outback has the most (38).
By potentially affected vehicles, 14V763000 ranks 65 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 14V763000, Subaru of America, Inc has 21 other recalls on the air bags on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Legacy and Outback vehicles, and 2003-2005 Baja vehicles sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, Florida and adjacent counties in southern Georgia, as well as the coastal areas of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengers frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Subaru will notify their owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WQP-51. Note: This recall supersedes recall 14V-471. This recall has been partially superseded by 15V-323. All 2005 model year Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles will now be repaired under recall 15V-323.
Reported December 1, 2014
Vehicles covered by 14V763000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 14V763000, 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 1, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted