The defect
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 model year Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2008-2014 Impreza vehicles and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, all equipped with turbo-charged engines. The relay that controls the secondary air injection pump may fail, causing the pump to continuously operate and overheat.
The risk
If the air injection pump overheats, it may melt and increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the secondary air injection pump relay, free of charge. The recall began December 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is WTM-73.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Forester | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Subaru Outback | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subaru Forester | 2009 | 178 | 17 |
| Subaru Forester | 2010 | 262 | 17 |
| Subaru Forester | 2011 | 147 | 16 |
| Subaru Forester | 2012 | 105 | 15 |
| Subaru Forester | 2013 | 78 | 12 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2008 | 176 | 14 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2009 | 104 | 14 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2010 | 46 | 15 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2011 | 58 | 14 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2012 | 243 | 6 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2013 | 251 | 4 |
| Subaru Impreza | 2014 | 108 | 3 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2007 | 33 | 9 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2008 | 65 | 9 |
| Subaru Legacy | 2009 | 65 | 13 |
| Subaru Outback | 2007 | 129 | 8 |
| Subaru Outback | 2008 | 226 | 8 |
| Subaru Outback | 2009 | 106 | 13 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2016
92 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the electrical system; Subaru of America, Inc. filed 101 campaigns in all.
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| 16V923000 22 Dec 2016 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 16V920000 21 Dec 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V915000 21 Dec 2016 | Bluecar SAS |
| 16V919000 21 Dec 2016 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016