The risk
The product poses a risk of injuries because, on the affected vehicles, the VDC (Vehicle Dynamics Control) G-Sensor may have been installed incorrectly. As a result, the VDC does not operate properly (for example, when the vehicle is turning) and the driver could lose control of the vehicle and cause an accident.One incident reported.
Product: The recall concerns 2008 and 2009 model year vehicles, within the following VIN range: 1. '08MY 8S016867～8S018781 (RHD European & General specs.)8S016843～8S018791 (LHD European & General specs.)84418312～84420236 (North American specs.) 2. '09MY 9S022001～9S025235 (RHD European & General specs.)9S022004～9S025474 (LHD European & General specs.)94400001～94406703 (North American specs.)
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged
Measures taken
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown
Other injuries alerts in 2009
120 of the 144 motor vehicle alerts published in 2009 concerned the same risk.
| 1669/09 25 Dec 2009 | Opel |
| 1683/09 25 Dec 2009 | Volvo |
| 1600/09 11 Dec 2009 | Polaris |
| 1562/09 4 Dec 2009 | Jaguar |
| 1549/09 27 Nov 2009 | Peugeot |
| 1550/09 27 Nov 2009 | Fiat |
| 1484/09 20 Nov 2009 | Honda |
| 1501/09 20 Nov 2009 | Renault |
Who notified alerts in 2009
| Notifying country | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Greece | 58 |
| Germany | 41 |
| Spain | 11 |
| United Kingdom | 8 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Portugal | 6 |
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2009
More Subaru alerts
31 EU Safety Gate alerts for Subaru since 2009; the most were issued in 2020 (6).
| Solterra Injuries | Jan 2026 |
| Outback Injuries | Sept 2024 |
| Legacy, Outback, Levorg, WRX, Impreza, XV Injuries | Sept 2023 |
| Outback Injuries | Dec 2021 |
| Impreza, XV Injuries | Jun 2021 |
| Impreza, XV Injuries | Jun 2021 |
| Forester Injuries | Aug 2020 |
| Legacy, Outback, Impreza Injuries | Apr 2020 |