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Subaru

Official notice

20 Feb 2013

Last checked

20 Feb 2013

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Subaru. On certain vehicles equipped with dealer-installed accessory puddle lights, a short circuit may develop causing the lights to melt and/or emit smoke. This could result in a fire causing property damage and/or injury. Correction: Dealers will install an additional fused wiring harness to protect against short circuits. Published 2013-02-20.

What to do now

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Recall number

70670

Official notice

2013-02-20

The hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with dealer-installed accessory puddle lights, a short circuit may develop causing the lights to melt and/or emit smoke. This could result in a fire causing property damage and/or injury. Correction: Dealers will install an additional fused wiring harness to protect against short circuits.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

70670

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2006, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Product 2

Year: 2007, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Product 3

Year: 2008, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Product 4

Year: 2009, Make: SUBARU, Model: FORESTER

Product 5

Year: 2009, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Product 6

Year: 2010, Make: SUBARU, Model: FORESTER

Product 7

Year: 2010, Make: SUBARU, Model: LEGACY

Product 8

Year: 2010, Make: SUBARU, Model: OUTBACK

Product 9

Year: 2010, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Product 10

Year: 2011, Make: SUBARU, Model: FORESTER

Product 11

Year: 2011, Make: SUBARU, Model: LEGACY

Product 12

Year: 2011, Make: SUBARU, Model: OUTBACK

Product 13

Year: 2011, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Product 14

Year: 2012, Make: SUBARU, Model: FORESTER

Product 15

Year: 2012, Make: SUBARU, Model: TRIBECA

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with dealer-installed accessory puddle lights, a short circuit may develop causing the lights to melt and/or emit smoke. This could result in a fire causing property damage and/or injury. Correction: Dealers will install an additional fused wiring harness to protect against short circuits.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Subaru.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

70670

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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