CarRecallWatch- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Problem
- Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Baja, 2006-2008 Impreza (including WRX and STI models), Tribeca, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles, originally 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 rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 8, 2017. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-17.
- 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.
What this recall means for you
The passenger-side frontal airbag inflator in certain Subaru Baja, Impreza, and Tribeca vehicles, and a Saab 9-2X, may rupture when the airbag deploys in a crash. Long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes can degrade the propellant inside the inflator, and this can cause it to break apart.
If the inflator ruptures, metal fragments can strike the occupants and cause serious injury or death. Owners of affected vehicles should contact an authorized dealer to have the passenger front airbag inflator replaced. The repair is free of charge. You can check whether your vehicle has open recalls by entering your VIN on the NHTSA recall lookup site, and Subaru owners can call Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783 (Saab owners: 1-800-955-9007).
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Saab 9-2X | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Subaru Baja | 20052006 |
| Subaru Impreza | 200620072008 |
| Subaru Tribeca | 200620072008 |