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Subaru - Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure

Official notice

8 Apr 2019

Last checked

8 Apr 2019

Critical riskDVSA
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An official DVSA notice concerns Subaru - Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure. Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure Published 2019-04-08.

What to do now

The brake light switch will be replaced on affected vehicles.

Units affected

6,975

Recall number

R-2019-106

Official notice

2019-04-08

The hazard

Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure

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

XV

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Affected products

Product 1

SUBARU XV

Units affected

6,975

Risk / hazard

Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure

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-2019-106

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

R-2019-106

Campaign number

SRT270

Units affected

6,975

Classification

DVSA recall R-2019-106

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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