2003 Subaru Impreza defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Subaru Impreza. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Preliminary Evaluation PE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015 · led to recall 15V226000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…

• Front suspension control arm failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11011 · opened Apr 7, 2011 · closed Sep 23, 2011 · led to recall 11V464000

  On September 6, 2011, Fuji Heavy Industries USA, Inc, on behalf of Subaru of America, Inc notified the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) it would be conducting a safety recall of certain model year (MY) 2002 through 2007 Subaru Impreza, MY 2003 through 2008 Subaru Forester, and MY 2005 through 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicl…

• FUEL LINE LEAK
  Engineering Analysis EA09011 · opened Jul 2, 2009 · closed Dec 14, 2009 · led to recall 09V468000

  The design of the fuel line (metal rail/rubber hose interface) is susceptible to fuel odor and/or seepage in extreme cold temperature conditions.owners most often noticed fuel odor in the occupant compartment area during initial cold engine start-up.once the engine is warmed, the odor/seepage issue dissipates.from suba…

• FUEL LINE LEAK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09017 · opened Mar 10, 2009 · closed Jul 2, 2009

  Complainants report fuel leakage most frequently in winter during initial cold engine startup.owners will either notice a fuel odor inside the occupant compartment or fuel odor/leakage at the fuel lines on the right side atop the engine. Once the engine has warmed, the odor/leakage may cease.subaru revised the fuel pip…

• FUEL LINE LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04002 · opened Jan 7, 2004 · closed May 27, 2004

  Subaru reports that the fuel odor is caused by fuel seepage during cold start of the engine under extremely cold temperatures. The leak occurs in a fuel line in the engine compartment.it reports that the failure is due to the misaligned angle between two fuel delivery lines which resulted in such fuel seepage during th…