OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE
NHTSA campaign 16V358000
NHTSA campaign 16V358000 covers 30 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 302,127 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.
Report received May 25, 2016 · Snapshot September 21, 2026
01 / DEFECT RECORD
What NHTSA campaign 16V358000 says
Defect summary
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Legacy, Outback, 2009-2011 Legacy, Outback, Forester, 2006-2011 Impreza, Tribeca, 2003-2006 Baja, and 2006 Saab 9-2x vehicles originally sold or that have ever been registered in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." These vehicles may be equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence summary
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION
Remedy for NHTSA campaign 16V358000
Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 26, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-856-488-8500. Saab owners may contact GM at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-16.
- Owner notification
- July 22, 2016
- Filing manufacturer
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Component groups
- AIR BAGS
03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES