Subaru Legacy 2005–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WQR-53U · NHTSA communication 10094369 · issued Dec 18, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2008
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subject: update: front passenger air bag inflators wqr-53 (2005-2008 legacy and outback vehicles). The wqr-53 recall is being expanded to include all 2005-2008 model year legacy and outback vehicles. This is an expansion from the current wqp-51 limited regional recall for certain 2005 model year legacy and outback vehicles, to a national recall for all 2005-2008 model year legacy and outback vehicles. The air bag inflators in the front passenger air bags for these vehicles could be susceptible to rupture and the front passenger air bag could deploy abnormally in a crash.
Vehicles covered
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.