The design of the fuel line (metal rail/rubber hose interface) is susceptible to fuel odor and/or seepage in extreme cold temperature conditions.owners most often noticed fuel odor in the occupant compartment area during initial cold engine start-up.once the engine is warmed, the odor/seepage issue dissipates.from Subaru's data, ODI notes that the incident rates are higher in states with colder temperatures.there was one allegation of a fire incident in which the owner had reported that he noticed fuel odor a few days earlier, but ODI could not confirm the origin of the fire. To address this issue, Subaru will replace the fuel line with a longer rubber hose segment version/design on 5,724 MY 2002-2003 vehicles built through September 12, 2002 in 16 states (ak, co, ia, id, me, mi, mn, mt, nd, ne, nh, NY, sd, vt, wi & wy).in addition, Subaru will extend the warranty coverage to 12 years/unlimited mileage on vehicles in the remaining 34 states.this engineering analysis is closed (see recall campaign 09V-468)
