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Subaru - safety alert

Official notice

5 Jun 2012

CriticalNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Subaru - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. This could increase the risk of a crash or injury to vehicle occupants. Published 2012-06-05.

What to do now

The official notice includes instructions for owners. Follow the official NHTSA notice for next steps.

Units affected

1,886

Recall number

WQB-38

Official notice

2012-06-05

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the airbags. This could increase the risk of a crash or 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

critical

Recall details

Recall number

WQB-38

Campaign number

12V254000

Units affected

1,886

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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