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Passenger car – Subaru “BRZ, Impreza/XV, Forester, Legacy”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 17 Apr 2019In the weekly report of 26 Apr 2019 (week 17, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Passenger car
Brand
Subaru (31 alerts)
Name
BRZ, Impreza/XV, Forester, Legacy
Type / model
Legacy, Impreza/XV, Forester, BRZ
Batch numbers
  • The affected vehicles were manufactured in the following periods: - BRZ, 2013 - Impreza/XV, 2012 ~ 2013 - Forester, 2012 ~ 2014 - Legacy, 2013 ~ 2014
  • VIN numbers between JF1BRJLC2DG140004 and JF1ZC6L81DG004353.
(official alert record)
Description
Passenger car under Subaru's recall code: SRT261.
Production dates
The affected vehicles were manufactured in the following periods:- BRZ, 2013- Impreza/XV, 2012 ~ 2013- Forester, 2012 ~ 2014- Legacy, 2013 ~ 2014VIN numbers between JF1BRJLC2DG140004 and JF1ZC6L81DG004353.
Risk
The engine's valve spring may not be strong enough. As a consequence, it could fracture under stress, causing the engine to stall whilst the vehicle is in movement.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 17 Apr 2019
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
Japan
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0666/19
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-017 (XML)
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