Subaru Forester: Rear/other

Date

March 13, 2012

Filed by

Subaru Of America, Inc.

Vehicles

Subaru Forester (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Component

Seat Belts › Rear/Other

Description of the defect

Subaru is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Forester Vehicles manufactured from November 26, 2007, through March 13, 2012. The Automatic locking retractor in the Seat Belt assemblies located in The rear Center Seating of The affected Vehicles do not meet lockability requirements And fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 208, “occupant crash Protection.” specifically, The assemblies May not permit proper installation And secure attachment of a child restraint in that Seating position.

Potentially affected

326014

What can happen

An insecure installation of a child restraint Can increase The risk of injury to a child during a crash.

Remedy

Subaru will notify owners, And dealers will replace The rear Center Seat Belt Assembly with a newly modified Automatic locking retractor, Free of Charge. An interim letter was mailed on March 26, 2012. Owners May contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783.

Recall notes

Subaru's recall campaign number is WQA-37.CUSTOMERS May contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

March 26, 2012

Manufacturer campaign number

WQA-37

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

OVSC

Recall number

12V099000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.