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Subaru - safety alert

Official notice

6 Oct 2016

MediumNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Subaru - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the steering. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants. Published 2016-10-06.

What to do now

Arrange a free inspection at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

54

Recall number

WTL-72

Official notice

2016-10-06

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the steering. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

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Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Subaru. Contact: Subaru of America, Inc..

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

WTL-72

Campaign number

16V716000

Units affected

54

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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