January 9, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V009000
Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode
An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V009
Manufacturer Subaru
of America, Inc.
Components AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected 452,630
Summary
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2010-2014 Tribeca, WRX, Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2010-2011 Impreza vehicles and 2010-2013 Forester vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Remedy
Subaru is notifying owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on January 25, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru’s number for this recall is TKC-19.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check if your Subaru has a Recall
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26 Affected Products
Vehicles
| SUBARU | FORESTER | 2010-2013 |
| SUBARU | IMPREZA | 2010-2011 |
| SUBARU | LEGACY | 2010-2014 |
| SUBARU | OUTBACK | 2010-2014 |
| SUBARU | TRIBECA | 2010-2014 |
| SUBARU | WRX | 2010-2014 |
23 Associated Documents
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-19V009-6436.pdf 245.297KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Date: January 11, 2019 Subject: Takata Recall Expansion – New Subaru Recalls TKA-19, TKB-19, TKC-19
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Subject: Owner Notification Schedule – Takata Recall Expansion TKA-19, TKB-19, TKC-19
RCMN-19V009-4301.pdf 148.964KB
ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-19V009-3860.pdf 210.642KB
Remedy Instructions and TSB
RCRIT-19V009-7613.pdf 5583.104KB
Remedy Instructions and TSB
RCRIT-19V009-5827.pdf 5560.664KB
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-19V009-7110.PDF 224.403KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Subject: XPO Logistics – Takata Recall Parts Returns
RCMN-19V009-0219.pdf 100.917KB
ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)- March 2019
RCONL-19V009-6207.pdf 210.616KB
ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-19V009-2114.pdf 210.616KB
Remedy Instructions and TSB
RCRIT-19V009-8903.pdf 4345.684KB
Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-1
RCLQRT-19V009-7984.PDF 211.163KB
ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-19V009-1557.pdf 210.791KB
ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
RCONL-19V009-7482.pdf 210.575KB
Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-2
RCLQRT-19V009-9573.PDF 211.272KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers, etc.) Update: Supersession Chain Break Parts Pricing.
ISSUED Renotification Notice – September 2019
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- UPDATE: Takata Recalls Front Passenger Air Bag Inflator Owner Renotifications
RCMN-19V009-7951.pdf 187.579KB
Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2019-3
RCLQRT-19V009-7594.PDF 211.361KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – RCMN-19V009-9090 / November 2019 renotifications Manufacturer Notices
RCMN-19V009-9090.pdf 186.663KB
ISSUED Renotification Notice – November 2019
RCRN-19V009-3337.pdf 225.087KB
Recall 573 Report – Amendment 1
RCLRPT-19V009-3758.PDF 224.7KB
Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- UPDATE: Takata Like-for-Like Recalls – TKA20 (Zone A) TKB20 (Zone B) TKC20 (Zone C)
Latest Recalls Documents
1 Associated Investigation
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
NHTSA ID: EA15001
Dated opened: February 24, 2015
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers. All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.
During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers. Nonetheless, at ODI’s insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation. The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, areas with high absolute humidity and climatic conditions believed to be a significant factor in the inflator ruptures. As part of the recall actions, inflators removed from remedied vehicles are to be returned to Takata for testing.
Takata’s initial test results on passenger inflators from remedied vehicles indicated a much higher than anticipated rupture frequency for inflators returned from Florida. Accordingly ODI requested all 10 manufacturers expand the regional recalls for passenger inflators to include other geographic areas where high absolute humidity conditions exist, including the Gulf States and other coastal areas. Takata’s testing of the passenger inflators to date continues to indicate this geographic area as having the highest risk, with no ruptures occurring from inflators returned from outside the expanded recall regions. During PE14-016 four additional passenger inflator field events occurred, all in vehicles from the same expanded geographic region.
Also during PE14-016 four additional driver inflator field events occurred including two in vehicles from regions not known for high absolute humidity, specifically California and North Carolina. Accordingly, ODI requested all five of the affected vehicle manufacturers currently using the subject Takata driver inflators expand to nationwide recalls. Significantly, neither of the affected vehicle manufacturers or Takata provided any explanation to account for these two driver air bag inflator ruptures outside the area of high absolute humidity. Takata testing of returned driver inflators indicates a lower rupture frequency as compared to passenger inflator testing. All test ruptures reported by Takata to date have occurred on inflators returned from high absolute humidity areas.
The investigation now includes all manufacturers and vehicles known to be affected at this time. ODI’s investigation will focus on, among other things, root cause analysis, other potential defect consequences, identification of affected vehicles scope, and adequacy of the remedy.
The five ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10537899, 10568848, 10585224, 10605877, 10651492
NUMBERS: TKA-19
TKB-19
TKC-19
DATE: 01/14/19
REVISED: 04/10/19
NHTSA ID: 19V-007
19V-008
19V-009
NUMBERS: TKA-19
TKB-19
TKC-19
DATE: 01/14/19
REVISED: 03/19/19
NHTSA ID: 19V-007
19V-008
19V-009
NUMBERS: TKA-19
TKB-19
TKC-19
DATE: 01/14/19
NHTSA ID: 19V-TBD
19V-TBD
19V-TBD
NHTSA ID Number: 10166955
Manufacturer Communication Number: Subarunet Announ
Summary
The next group of renotification letters will include the following open Takata recalls, using recently refreshed owner information from IHSM (POLK). Approximately 356,000 renotifications will be mailed, nationally, on November 7th.
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