NHTSA Campaign 20V003000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 20V003000 covers 53 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Subaru of America, Inc filed the report for 20V003000 with NHTSA on January 2, 2020; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 20V003000, NHTSA lists up to 111,562 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2002 and May 21, 2014.
The 20V003000 report reached NHTSA 6 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 20V003000 were scheduled from January 7, 2020, 5 days after the report.
20V003000 covers 7 models from Subaru and Saab, model years 2003–2014.
Owners of the model years 20V003000 covers have filed at least 1,138 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 20V003000 vehicles, the 2008 Subaru Outback has the most (104).
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V003000 ranks 27 of 97 Subaru of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V003000, Subaru of America, Inc has 21 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V003000 was 19V910000, reported on December 19, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- The risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- The fix
- Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-20.
Reported January 2, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V003000 (53)
Subaru (51)
- 2003 Subaru Baja
- 2004 Subaru Baja
- 2005 Subaru Baja
- 2006 Subaru Baja
- 2009 Subaru Forester
- 2010 Subaru Forester
- 2011 Subaru Forester
- 2012 Subaru Forester
- 2013 Subaru Forester
- 2004 Subaru Impreza
- 2005 Subaru Impreza
- 2006 Subaru Impreza
- 2007 Subaru Impreza
- 2008 Subaru Impreza
- 2009 Subaru Impreza
- 2010 Subaru Impreza
- 2011 Subaru Impreza
- 2003 Subaru Legacy
- 2004 Subaru Legacy
- 2005 Subaru Legacy
- 2006 Subaru Legacy
- 2007 Subaru Legacy
- 2008 Subaru Legacy
- 2009 Subaru Legacy
- 2010 Subaru Legacy
- 2011 Subaru Legacy
- 2012 Subaru Legacy
- 2013 Subaru Legacy
- 2014 Subaru Legacy
- 2003 Subaru Outback
- 2004 Subaru Outback
- 2005 Subaru Outback
- 2006 Subaru Outback
- 2007 Subaru Outback
- 2008 Subaru Outback
- 2009 Subaru Outback
- 2010 Subaru Outback
- 2011 Subaru Outback
- 2012 Subaru Outback
- 2013 Subaru Outback
- 2014 Subaru Outback
- 2004 Subaru WRX
- 2005 Subaru WRX
- 2006 Subaru WRX
- 2008 Subaru WRX
- 2009 Subaru WRX
- 2010 Subaru WRX
- 2011 Subaru WRX
- 2012 Subaru WRX
- 2013 Subaru WRX
- 2014 Subaru WRX
Saab (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V003000, 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: January 2, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted