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Component: SUSPENSION: I-BEAM: SOLID: FRONT HANGER: BRACKET
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| ID: 98V091000 (1996 SUBARU TRUCK OUTBACK) |
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Mar 17, 2005 19:41:50 |
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Description:
Recall: 1996 Subaru Outback
Component: SUSPENSION:I-BEAM:SOLID:FRONT HANGER:BRACKET
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 98V091000
Manufacturer: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Potential Number of Units Affected: 29442Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger station wagon, sedan and sport utility
vehicles. Due to improper welding, fractures can occur on the support bracket
of the front transverse link.
Such fractures can result in partial or complete separation of the bracket
causing a failure of the lower suspension mounting, leading to a loss of vehicle
control.
Dealers will inspect and replace if necessary the front suspension support
brackets.
Owner notification began June 29, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an
authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free
remedy within a reasonable time should contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Also
contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration''s Auto Safety Hotline
at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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