In October 2018, Subaru & Toyota filed a statutory recall with Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), covering the Impreza, Forester and 7 more models. The filing affects 6,124 vehicles manufactured between December 14, 2017 and December 29, 2017.
Overview
| MLIT filing number | 1143520 |
|---|---|
| Type | Statutory Recall (government-mandated recall) |
| Date filed | October 11, 2018 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Subaru, Toyota |
| Production period | December 14, 2017 — December 29, 2017 |
| Vehicles affected | 6,124 units |
Filing in context
This notification is a joint filing by 2 manufacturers: Subaru & Toyota.
This filing is one of 13 Subaru notifications from 2018 in this archive. For scale, 1,863 of the 4,890 filings in this archive report a larger number of affected vehicles.
Defect
At the vehicle manufacturing plant, the pass/fail criteria used during the final inspection process may have been unclear, resulting in inspections related to Road Vehicles Safety Standards not being conducted properly.
Corrective action
On all vehicles, perform an inspection at a designated service facility and have a qualified vehicle inspector verify compliance. Any nonconformity with Road Vehicles Safety Standards identified during the inspection will be corrected.
Affected models & chassis ranges
This filing lists 19 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.
| Type code (型式) | Model | Chassis ranges |
|---|---|---|
| CBA-VAB | ＷＲＸ | VAB-021347 — VAB-021596 |
| DBA-BN9 | LEGACY | BN9-016657 — BN9-016786 |
| DBA-BS9 | LEGACY | BS9-045515 — BS9-046058 |
| DBA-GK2 | IMPREZA | GK2-004789 — GK2-004840 |
| DBA-GK3 | IMPREZA | GK3-004200 — GK3-004241 |
| DBA-GK6 | IMPREZA | GK6-006530 — GK6-006645 |
| DBA-GK7 | IMPREZA | GK7-009343 — GK7-009517 |
| DBA-GT2 | IMPREZA | GT2-031915 — GT2-032251 |
| DBA-GT3 | IMPREZA | GT3-033738 — GT3-034156; GT3-033737 — GT3-034157 |
| DBA-GT6 | IMPREZA | GT6-031435 — GT6-031795 |
| DBA-GT7 | IMPREZA | GT7-059989 — GT7-061332; GT7-060001 — GT7-061340 |
| DBA-SJ5 | FORESTER | SJ5-117354 — SJ5-118062 |
| DBA-SJG | FORESTER | SJG-040261 — SJG-040411 |
| DBA-VAG | ＷＲＸ | VAG-025741 — VAG-025990 |
| DBA-VM4 | LEVORG | VM4-111291 — VM4-111884 |
| DBA-VMG | LEVORG | VMG-028250 — VMG-028452 |
| DBA-YAM | EXIGA | YAM-030704 — YAM-030854 |
| DBA-ZC6 | ＢＲＺ | ZC6-029516 — ZC6-029621 |
| DBA-ZN6 | ８６ | ZN6-083186 — ZN6-083465 |
Original Japanese (MLIT source text)
Show the original Japanese filing text
状況
車両製作工場の完成検査において、完成検査工程における合否判定が不明確な可能性があるため、道路運送車両の保安基準に関する検査が適切に行われていなかった。
改善措置
全車両、指定整備工場において点検および自動車検査員による確認を行う。道路運送車両の保安基準に関する不具合が認められた場合は是正する。
Source & verification
This entry reproduces public data from Japan's MLIT recall registry. English text is jdmvin.com's own translation; always verify against the official source:
https://renrakuda.mlit.go.jp/renrakuda/ris-detail-car.html?class=recalldatacar&id=3004362
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