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Subaru - Lower control arms may fail

Official notice

15 Jan 2012

Last checked

15 Jan 2012

Medium riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Subaru - Lower control arms may fail. Lower control arms may fail Published 2012-01-15.

What to do now

Either additional rust proofing or replacement of the transverse links will be performed according to the degree of corrosion.

Units affected

22,928

Recall number

R-2011-146

Official notice

2012-01-15

The hazard

Lower control arms may fail

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.

Models

FORESTER

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Affected products

Product 1

SUBARU FORESTER

Units affected

22,928

Risk / hazard

Lower control arms may fail

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Subaru

Manufacturer

Subaru

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Subaru. Contact: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

DVSA recall R-2011-146

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

R-2011-146

Units affected

22,928

Classification

DVSA recall R-2011-146

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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