The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN OCCUR AFTER UNDERCARRIAGE CONTACT OF THE TOW HOOKS WITH CURBS, DIPS, SPEEDBUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC.
The risk
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT COULD RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FRONT TOW HOOKS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Subaru Impreza | 1994, 1995 |
| Subaru Legacy | 1995, 1996 |
Components: AIR BAGS
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 Impreza | 1994 | 8 | 1 |
| Subaru Impreza | 1995 | 46 | 1 |
| Subaru Legacy | 1995 | 182 | 2 |
| Subaru Legacy | 1996 | 123 | 3 |
Other air bags recalls in 1998
10 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the air bags; SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. filed 75 campaigns in all.
| 98V303000 1 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V089001 27 Nov 1998 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 98V256000 14 Oct 1998 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 98V249000 8 Oct 1998 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 98V188000 6 Aug 1998 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 98V146000 29 Jun 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V115000 26 May 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V046000 10 Mar 1998 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998