17Affected configurations shown432,016Potential units affected94.3%Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
What fixes it
Official remedy
Subaru will notify their owners and General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The Subaru recall began on June 17, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. The Saab recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners of Saab vehicles may call 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is WQR-53. Note: The recall completely supersedes recall 14V-399 (WQL-48) and partially supersedes recall 14V-763 (WQP-51) in that model year 2004 through 2005 Subaru Impreza and model year 2005 Saab 9-2x vehicles are now only part of this campaign. Note: On December 18, 2015 Subaru informed NHTSA of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2003-2004 Subaru Baja, 2003-2008 Subaru Legacy and 2003-2008 Subaru Outback vehicles.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
2015-2
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Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 15V323000
2008 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →2008 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →2007 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →2007 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →2006 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →2006 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →2005 SAAB 9-2XOpen vehicle record →2005 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →2005 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →2005 SUBARU IMPREZAOpen vehicle record →2004 SUBARU BAJAOpen vehicle record →2004 SUBARU IMPREZAOpen vehicle record →2004 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →2004 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →2003 SUBARU OUTBACKOpen vehicle record →2003 SUBARU BAJAOpen vehicle record →2003 SUBARU LEGACYOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.