OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE
NHTSA campaign 16V359000
NHTSA campaign 16V359000 covers 15 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 146,010 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 16V359000 says
Defect summary
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Legacy, Outback, 2006-2008 Impreza, Tribeca, 2006 Saab 9-2x, and 2003-2006 Baja vehicles originally sold or that have ever been registered in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." 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 16V359000
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 24, 2016. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-856-488-8500. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-16. Note: This notice is only for vehicles that were not covered by 16V-358 for Zone A.
- Owner notification
- August 24, 2016
- Filing manufacturer
- Subaru of America, Inc.
- Component groups
- AIR BAGS
03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES