NHTSA campaign 04V342000 · Subaru campaign WWT-04

Subaru Recall 04V-342: SUBARU/DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDE RAIL BOLT

NHTSA recall 04V342000 (Subaru campaign WWT-04) was reported by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. on July 14, 2004, with 84,574 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Subaru Impreza for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on August 20, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 04V342000 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: 04V342000 (also written 04V-342 or 04V342)
Filed by: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Subaru campaign number: WWT-04
Report received: July 14, 2004
Potentially affected: 84,574 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: August 20, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V342000. 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 Impreza
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built September 22, 2000 – December 20, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V342000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SEDAN AND WAGON MODEL VEHICLES, THE LEFT FRONT BOLT THAT RETAINS THE FORWARD PART OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE SEAT SLIDE RAIL MAY LOOSEN. IF THE SEAT SLIDE RAIL BOLT LOOSENS, IT WILL EVENTUALLY FALL OUT, AND THE SEAT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT SLIDE.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE DRIVER MAY SUSTAIN MORE SEVERE INJURIES DUE TO THE SEAT MOVEMENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LEFT HAND DRIVER'S SEAT RAIL MOUNTING BOLT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.

Notes

SUBARU RECALL NO. WWT-04.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 04V342000

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.