OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 17V026000

NHTSA campaign 17V026000 covers 13 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 69,529 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received January 11, 2017 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 17V026000 says

NHTSA campaign 17V026000 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 Baja, 2009 Forester, Legacy and Outback and 2006-2009 Impreza (including WRX and STI models) and Tribeca vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of 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. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules 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 17V026000

For NHTSA campaign 17V026000, the filed corrective action says: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger front 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 TKB-17.

Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger front 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 TKB-17.

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

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 17V026000

RecallRoad links 13 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 17V026000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.