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Subaru on certain passenger vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engines, the aluminum wheels may have an OFF-CENTER diameter.

NHTSA campaign 02V-235 · Reported May 9, 2002 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Subaru Legacy and Outback
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL 4 ALUMINUM WHEELS.
COST
Free

The short version

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. reported a problem with the wheels. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6-CYLINDER ENGINES, THE ALUMINUM WHEELS MAY HAVE AN OFF-CENTER DIAMETER.

WHY IT MATTERS

THIS CAN RESULT IN THE EVENTUAL LOOSENING OF THE WHEEL HUB-NUTS DURING VEHICLE USAGE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL 4 ALUMINUM WHEELS, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 02V-235.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2003Subaru Legacy
2003Subaru Outback

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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