MLIT Statutory Recall · Japan

Recall 1143690 — Other

Filed November 8, 2018 · Subaru

Overview

MLIT filing number1143690
TypeStatutory Recall (government-mandated recall)
Date filedNovember 8, 2018
Manufacturer(s)Subaru
ComponentOther
Production periodJanuary 2018 — October 26, 2018
Vehicles affected100,764 units

Defect

During final inspection at the vehicle manufacturing plant, the pass/fail criteria applied in the final inspection process may have been unclear, resulting in inspections related to the Road Vehicles Safety Standards not being performed properly.

Corrective action

On all vehicles, perform an inspection at a designated service facility and have the results confirmed by a certified vehicle inspector. Any nonconformity with the Road Vehicles Safety Standards identified during inspection must be corrected.

Affected models & chassis ranges

This filing lists 22 type code(s). A vehicle is affected if its chassis number falls within one of the ranges below.

Type code (型式)ModelChassis ranges
5AA-GTE XV GTE-002017 — GTE-003000
5AA-SKE FORESTER SKE-002027 — SKE-007509
5BA-SK9 FORESTER SK9-002033 — SK9-012544
CBA-VAB WRX VAB-021597 — VAB-026271
DBA-BN9 LEGACY BN9-016787 — BN9-019243
DBA-BS9 LEGACY BS9-046054 — BS9-053164
DBA-GK2 IMPREZA GK2-004841 — GK2-007043
DBA-GK3 IMPREZA GK3-004242 — GK3-006518
DBA-GK6 IMPREZA GK6-006646 — GK6-008036
DBA-GK7 IMPREZA GK7-009513 — GK7-015088
DBA-GT2 IMPREZA GT2-032252 — GT2-045246
DBA-GT3 IMPREZA GT3-034158 — GT3-060390; GT3-034159 — GT3-060387
DBA-GT6 IMPREZA GT6-031796 — GT6-036058
DBA-GT7 IMPREZA GT7-061282 — GT7-190900; GT7-061304 — GT7-190899
DBA-SJ5 FORESTER SJ5-118063 — SJ5-124558
DBA-SJG FORESTER SJG-040412 — SJG-042020
DBA-VAG WRX VAG-025989 — VAG-030737
DBA-VM4 LEVORG VM4-111885 — VM4-126386
DBA-VMG LEVORG VMG-028453 — VMG-032690
DBA-YAM EXIGA YAM-030855 — YAM-031842
DBA-ZC6 BRZ ZC6-029622 — ZC6-032324
DBA-ZN6 86 ZN6-083466 — ZN6-091759

Original Japanese (MLIT source text)

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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=3004386

Check your own vehicle: to see whether this filing affects a specific chassis number — and find every other recall for it — use the chassis lookup on the home page.

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