OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 17V014000

NHTSA campaign 17V014000 covers 28 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 53,480 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received January 10, 2017 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 17V014000 says

NHTSA campaign 17V014000 identifies AIR BAGS and states that An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Defect summary

Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Subaru Baja, 2006-2011 Impreza (including WRX and STI models), 2006-2012 Tribeca, 2009-2012 Forester, Legacy, Outback, and 2012 WRX vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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. These vehicles are 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 17V014000

For NHTSA campaign 17V014000, the filed corrective action says: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 6, 2017. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-17.

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 6, 2017. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-17.

Owner notification: March 6, 2017
Filing manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component groups: AIR BAGS

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 17V014000

RecallRoad links 28 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 17V014000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.