NHTSA campaign 09V277000 · Subaru campaign WVJ-20

Subaru Recall 09V-277: FUEL PUMP NIPPLE CRACK

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 09V277000 (Subaru campaign WVJ-20) was reported by SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. on July 17, 2009, with 15,761 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Subaru Baja for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on October 23, 2009, 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 09V277000 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: 09V277000 (also written 09V-277 or 09V277)
Filed by: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Subaru campaign number: WVJ-20
Report received: July 17, 2009
Potentially affected: 15,761 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified: October 23, 2009
NHTSA investigation: Engineering Analysis EA09-007 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V277000. 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
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built March 16, 2004 – April 18, 2006 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V277000.

Defect description

SUBARU IS RECALLING 15,761 MY 2005-2006 BAJA VEHICLES. CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTION ON THE OUTLET PRESSURE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP.

Safety consequence

FUEL CAN LEAK FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION. A FUEL LEAK, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BRACKET INCLUDING ALL NIPPLES WITH A NEW AND STRONGER DESIGN PART. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.

Notes

SUBARU RECALL NO. WVJ-20.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V277000

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.