Subaru recall issued for Outback, Legacy vehicles due to air bag defect

Subaru Outback, Subaru Legacy recall overview: 

• Who: Subaru of America issued a recall for 118,723 of its model year 2020-2022 Outback SUVs and Legacy four-door vehicles. 
• Why: The recall was initiated over concerns the vehicles may have been equipped with defective front passenger air bag sensors. 
• Where: The recall affects certain Subaru vehicle owners nationwide. 

Subaru has issued a new recall for nearly 120,000 model year 2020-2022 Outback and Legacy vehicles over concerns they may have been equipped with defective front passenger air bag sensors. 

The recall involves 103,114 Subaru Outback SUVs and 15,609 Subaru Legacy four-door vehicles produced between June 16, 2020, and July 12, 2021. 

Subaru said it is concerned a capacitor in the front passenger air bag sensors could crack and short circuit, preventing the front passenger air bag from deploying in the event of an accident. 

“An air bag that does not deploy during a crash can increase the risk of injury,” a recall acknowledgment letter the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent to Subaru states. 

Subaru recall: dealers to replace sensors on front passenger seats of recalled vehicles 

Subaru will remedy the issue by having its dealers replace all four occupant detection sensors on the front passenger seats in the recalled vehicles and provide reimbursement to owners for repairs, according to the Legacy and Outback recall. 

Subaru said it plans to notify affected vehicle owners with an interim owner notification letter May 21, 2024. A final owner notification letter will be sent once sufficient remedy parts are available. 

Subaru previously agreed to a settlement resolving claims the automaker manufactured and sold model year 2019-2020 Subaru Ascent vehicles equipped with defective continuously variable transmissions. 

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