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Subaru B9 Tribeca Recall
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April 19, 2010
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MARCH 2010 -
Subaru has notified NHTSA about a
defect in certain model year 2010 Tribeca
passenger cars manufactured from September
4, 2009 through March 8, 2010. The door
latch cables located inside the vehicle's
driver and front passenger doors were
improperly positioned during production. As
a result, a cable can catch in the door
glass regulator when a window is opened or
closed. Should that occur, it may unlatch
the door, causing it to come open
unexpectedly when raising or lowering the
window. If a door were to unlatch, it could
open suddenly and without warning, creating
a risk that an occupant could be ejected as
well as a risk that the driver may become
distracted, leading to a crash. This
condition may also result in the failure of
a door latch to operate, in which case
occupants would be unable to open the door
to exit the vehicle. Subaru will notify
owners and dealers and will repair the
vehicles by repositioning and securing the
latch cable in both front doors free of
charge. The safety recall began on March 19,
2010. 10V-108
DECEMBER 2008 --
Subaru is recalling 5,130 MY 2008-2009
Tribeca passenger vehicles. The vehicle
dynamic control (VDC) G-sensor was
improperly installed. This sensor is
designed to be mounted in a forward facing
direction but may have been installed
backwards during production. If the sensor
was improperly installed, vehicle handling
characteristics during hard braking, sudden
turns or other quick maneuvers could cause
the vehicle to react in an unexpected manner
or result in unstable handling. Under
extreme conditions, the driver could lose
control of the vehicle and a crash could
occur. Dealers will inspect the position of
the VDC G-sensor. If the sensor is found to
be installed correctly, no further action is
needed. If the sensor is found to be
installed incorrectly (backwards), the
sensor will be removed and reinstalled in
the correct position. The VDC system will
also be reprogrammed to ensure proper
operation. The recall began on December 19,
2008. 08V645 |
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RECALL: 2010
Subaru Tribeca |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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10V108000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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MAR 17,
2010 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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1585 |
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Description |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
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Summary |
SUBARU HAS
NOTIFIED NHTSA
ABOUT A DEFECT
IN CERTAIN MODEL
YEAR 2010
TRIBECA
PASSENGER CARS
MANUFACTURED
FROM SEPTEMBER
4, 2009 THROUGH
MARCH 8, 2010.
THE DOOR LATCH
CABLES LOCATED
INSIDE THE
VEHICLE'S DRIVER
AND FRONT
PASSENGER DOORS
WERE IMPROPERLY
POSITIONED
DURING
PRODUCTION. AS A
RESULT, A CABLE
CAN CATCH IN THE
DOOR GLASS
REGULATOR WHEN A
WINDOW IS OPENED
OR CLOSED.
SHOULD THAT
OCCUR, IT MAY
UNLATCH THE
DOOR, CAUSING IT
TO COME OPEN
UNEXPECTEDLY
WHEN RAISING OR
LOWERING THE
WINDOW. |
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Consequence |
IF A DOOR WERE
TO UNLATCH, IT
COULD OPEN
SUDDENLY AND
WITHOUT WARNING,
CREATING A RISK
THAT AN OCCUPANT
COULD BE EJECTED
AS WELL AS A
RISK THAT THE
DRIVER MAY
BECOME
DISTRACTED,
LEADING TO A
CRASH. THIS
CONDITION MAY
ALSO RESULT IN
THE FAILURE OF A
DOOR LATCH TO
OPERATE, IN
WHICH CASE
OCCUPANTS WOULD
BE UNABLE TO
OPEN THE DOOR TO
EXIT THE
VEHICLE. |
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Remedy |
SUBARU WILL
NOTIFY OWNERS
AND DEALERS AND
WILL REPAIR THE
VEHICLES BY
REPOSITIONING
AND SECURING THE
LATCH CABLE IN
BOTH FRONT DOORS
FREE OF CHARGE.
THE SAFETY
RECALL BEGAN ON
MARCH 19, 2010.
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RECALL: 2008-2009
Subaru Tribeca |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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08V645000
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www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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SUBARU
OF
AMERICA,
INC. |
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Recall
Date:
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DEC 05,
2008 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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5130 |
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Description |
ELECTRONIC
STABILITY
CONTROL |
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Summary |
SUBARU IS
RECALLING 5,130
MY 2008-2009
TRIBECA
PASSENGER
VEHICLES. THE
VEHICLE DYNAMIC
CONTROL (VDC)
G-SENSOR WAS
IMPROPERLY
INSTALLED. THIS
SENSOR IS
DESIGNED TO BE
MOUNTED IN A
FORWARD FACING
DIRECTION BUT
MAY HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED
BACKWARDS DURING
PRODUCTION.
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Consequence |
IF THE SENSOR
WAS IMPROPERLY
INSTALLED,
VEHICLE HANDLING
CHARACTERISTICS
DURING HARD
BRAKING, SUDDEN
TURNS OR OTHER
QUICK MANEUVERS
COULD CAUSE THE
VEHICLE TO REACT
IN AN UNEXPECTED
MANNER OR RESULT
IN UNSTABLE
HANDLING. UNDER
EXTREME
CONDITIONS, THE
DRIVER COULD
LOSE CONTROL OF
THE VEHICLE AND
A CRASH COULD
OCCUR.
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
INSPECT THE
POSITION OF THE
VDC G-SENSOR. IF
THE SENSOR IS
FOUND TO BE
INSTALLED
CORRECTLY, NO
FURTHER ACTION
IS NEEDED. IF
THE SENSOR IS
FOUND TO BE
INSTALLED
INCORRECTLY
(BACKWARDS), THE
SENSOR WILL BE
REMOVED AND
REINSTALLED IN
THE CORRECT
POSITION. THE
VDC SYSTEM WILL
ALSO BE
REPROGRAMMED TO
ENSURE PROPER
OPERATION. THE
RECALLBEGAN ON
DECEMBER 19,
2008.
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