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Passenger cars (Subaru Legacy) - Repair
Official notice
27 Aug 2020
Last checked
27 Oct 2026
An official CAA Japan notice concerns Passenger cars (Subaru Legacy) - Repair. Lighting equipment (headlamp) defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Lighting equipment (headlamp). ■ Details and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: In some HID headlamps (low-beam headlamps), the combination of specifications for the internal bulb and reflector causes ultraviolet light from the bulb to accelerate deterioration of the reflector. Continued use in this condition may cause the reflector's vapor-deposited aluminum coating to peel off, gradually reducing luminous intensity and, in the worst case, causing noncompliance with Article ３２ of the Safety Regulations (headlamp standards). Published 2020-08-27.
What to do now
(Recall) ４７９３ ■ Remedial measures: On all vehicles, replace the bulbs with improved parts. Then check the headlamps' luminous intensity and replace any headlamp bodies that do not meet the specified luminous intensity with improved parts.
Recall number
4793
Official notice
2020-08-27
The hazard
The hazard
Lighting equipment (headlamp) defect. ■ Defective part (component name): Lighting equipment (headlamp). ■ Details and cause of the structure, equipment or performance considered noncompliant with standards: In some HID headlamps (low-beam headlamps), the combination of specifications for the internal bulb and reflector causes ultraviolet light from the bulb to accelerate deterioration of the reflector. Continued use in this condition may cause the reflector's vapor-deposited aluminum coating to peel off, gradually reducing luminous intensity and, in the worst case, causing noncompliance with Article ３２ of the Safety Regulations (headlamp standards).
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Brand: Subaru. Contact: SUBARU お客様センター. Phone 0120-052215.
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