The campaign is for the Pretensioner Seat belts. When the
vehicles were assembled the pretensioner unit has a safety
lock mechanism that stops the pretensioner from firing.
It was thought that the trim panel covering the seat belt
unit could not be fitted if the safety lock was on. It appears
that in the 1998 model year Legacy and Outback, it is possible
to install the trim panel with the safety lock on. There
are some 804 vehicles affected in New Zealand.
Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) the makers of Subaru have confirmed
that the seat belt function will operate correctly, even though the
pretensioner is disarmed. Combined in this recall is the removal
of some foam insulation on the Outback. In the event of an accident
and the pretensioner firing the heat generated from this may cause
some insulation to melt. In one reported case this foam caught fire
after the accident.
| Recall Number: NZ003 |
 Affected
vehicles VIN |
| JF1BG9KFBWG044095
to 045797 |
| JF1BG9KF3WG043256
to 049626 |
| JF1BG9KE5WG043173
to 050251 |
| JF1BG7KJ4WG043252
to 049723 |
| JF1BG7KR5WG043571
to 049509 |
| JF1BG7KJ4WG043214
to 050253 |
| JF1BG7KR5WG043502
to 049186 |
| JF1BG9KEAWG044380
to 045799 |
| JF1BD7KR5WG031341
to 035186 |
| JF1BD7KJ3WG031350
to 034464 |
| JF1BD9KE5WG031239
to 035836 |
| JF1BD9KF3WG031226
to 035577 |
| JF2BG9KEAWG045663
to 050240 |
| JF2BG9KFBWG045483
to 050176 |
