NHTSA campaign 02V240000
Subaru Recall 02V-240: SUBARU/WATER PUMP PULLEY
NHTSA recall 02V240000 was reported by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. on September 13, 2002, with 555 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Subaru Baja, Subaru Legacy and Subaru Outback for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on September 12, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V240000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V240000 (also written 02V-240 or 02V240)
- Filed by
- SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 555 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Cooling System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V240000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Subaru
Subaru Baja
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 19, 2002 – August 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Subaru Legacy
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 19, 2002 – August 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Subaru Outback
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 19, 2002 – August 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V240000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-CYLINDER ENGINES, THE WATER PUMP PULLEY CENTER HOLE WAS IMPROPERLY MACHINED.
Safety consequence
IN SOME INSTANCES, THE INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE INNER WALL OF THE PULLEY CENTER HOLE AND THE WATER PUMP DRIVE SHAFT WAS NOT AS TIGHT AS SPECIFIED IN THE DRAWING SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE WATER PUMP PULLEY DISLODGING FROM THE WATER PUMP SHAFT, WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE/SEIZURE DURING VEHICLE USAGE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER PUMP. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 12, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V240000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.