TSB Document:

Affected Component: AIR BAGS

Summary
"THE VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RECALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: • AFFECTED 2004-2005 IMPREZA, WRX, AND STI MODELS FROM THE NATIONAL EXPANSION OF THE WQP-51 RECALL • 2003-2004 LEGACY, OUTBACK, AND BAJA VEHICLES AFFECTED BY AND NOT YET REPAIRED UNDER THE WQL-48 RECALL • 2004 IMPREZA, WRX, AND STI VEHICLES AFFECTED BY AND NOT YET REPAIRED UNDER THE WQL-48 RECALL • 2005-2008 LEGACY AND OUTBACK VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE 2005 MODELS NOT YET REPAIRED UNDER THE WQP-51 RECALL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR IN THESE VEHICLES COULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ALTHOUGH THE PERCENTAGE OF AFFECTED VEHICLES IS UNKNOWN, THIS RECALL WILL INVOLVE REPLACING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR ON ALL OF THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES."

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Date Published
JAN 14, 2016
NHTSA TSB #
10084281
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