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Subaru Baja 2003–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQR ]53U · NHTSA communication 10093536 · issued Oct 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003–2008
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

Update: owner notification subaru recall campaign: front passenger air bag inflators wqr ]53 owner notification letters were mailed september 30, 2015 description. All vehicles previously affected by the wql ]48 recall that were not yet repaired will be transferred into to the wqr ]53 national recall. Any open wql ]48 coverage will be expired once owner notification begins.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.