NHTSA Campaign 16V738000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 16V738000 covers 18 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 16V738000 with NHTSA on October 13, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V738000, NHTSA lists up to 100,127 potentially affected vehicles, built between December 8, 2005 and October 23, 2008.
The 16V738000 report reached NHTSA 8 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V738000 were scheduled from December 16, 2016, 64 days after the report.
16V738000 covers 4 models from Subaru, model years 2007–2014.
Owners of the model years 16V738000 covers have filed at least 246 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V738000 vehicles, the 2008 Subaru Outback has the most (34).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V738000 ranks 28 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 16V738000, Subaru of America, Inc has 9 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V738000 was 13V061000, reported on February 25, 2013.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2008-2014 Impreza vehicles and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, all equipped with turbo-charged engines. The relay that controls the secondary air injection pump may fail, causing the pump to continuously operate and overheat.
- The risk
- If the air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary air injection pump relay, free of charge. The recall began December 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTM-73.
Reported October 13, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V738000 (18)
Subaru (18)
- 2009 Subaru Forester
- 2010 Subaru Forester
- 2011 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Forester
- 2013 Subaru Forester
- 2008 Subaru Impreza
- 2009 Subaru Impreza
- 2010 Subaru Impreza
- 2011 Subaru Impreza
- 2012 Subaru Impreza
- 2013 Subaru Impreza
- 2014 Subaru Impreza
- 2007 Subaru Legacy
- 2008 Subaru Legacy
- 2009 Subaru Legacy
- 2007 Subaru Outback
- 2008 Subaru Outback
- 2009 Subaru Outback
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V738000, 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: October 13, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted