NHTSA Campaign 19V701000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 19V701000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 19V701000 with NHTSA on October 3, 2019; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 19V701000, NHTSA lists up to 366,282 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 20, 2015 and August 1, 2017.
The 19V701000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V701000 were scheduled from February 11, 2020, 131 days after the report.
19V701000 covers 1 model from Subaru, model years 2015–2018.
Owners of the model years 19V701000 covers have filed at least 467 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 19V701000 vehicles, the 2017 Subaru Forester has the most (166).
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V701000 ranks 10 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 19V701000, Subaru of America, Inc has 21 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 19V701000 was 19V007000, reported on January 9, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Forester vehicles equipped with heated seats. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the Occupant Detection System (ODS) may loosen.
- The risk
- If the connection loosens, the front passenger airbag may deactivate even though the seat is occupied, increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the ODS sensor mat harness, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2020. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUM-98.
Reported October 3, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V701000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V701000, 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 3, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted