Subaru Impreza 2004–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin WQR-53 · NHTSA communication 10140515 · issued Apr 27, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2004–2005
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
2nd Notification of WQR53 Recall to owners. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
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.