FOREST RIVER FORESTER 2009: AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL

Make : FOREST RIVER	Model : FORESTER	Year : 2009
Build Dates : 2007-12-03 - 2009-03-31
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 18V014000
Date Owner's Notified: 2018-02-09	Date Received by ODI: 2018-01-09	Date Added to Database: 2018-01-10
Manufacturers Involved: Subaru of America, Inc.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number: TKC-18
Component: AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 72150
Summary: Subaru of America, Inc. "Subaru" is recalling certain 2009 Tribeca, Impreza, Forester, WRX, Legacy, and Outback vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 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 passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the passenger frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front seat passenger, driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2018. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-18.
Report Initiator: ODI		V Report
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Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.