2010 SUBARU TRIBECA
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Subaru of America is recalling certain 2010 Tribeca passenger cars manufactured between September 4, 2009 and March 8, 2010 due to a defect in the door latch cables in the driver and front passenger doors. The cables were improperly positioned during production, and when a window is raised or lowered, the cable can catch in the door glass regulator and unlatch the door, causing it to open suddenly and unexpectedly.
If a door unlatches and opens while the vehicle is in motion, an occupant could be ejected from the vehicle, or the driver could become distracted and cause a crash. Additionally, the door latch could fail to operate entirely, leaving occupants unable to open the door to exit. To address this issue, Subaru will repair affected vehicles free of charge by repositioning and securing the latch cable in both front doors. Owners should contact Subaru at 1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783) to arrange the repair.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
IF A DOOR WERE TO UNLATCH, IT COULD OPEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING A RISK THAT AN OCCUPANT COULD BE EJECTED AS WELL AS A RISK THAT THE DRIVER MAY BECOME DISTRACTED, LEADING TO A CRASH. THIS CONDITION MAY ALSO RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF A DOOR LATCH TO OPERATE, IN WHICH CASE OCCUPANTS WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.
SUBARU WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES BY REPOSITIONING AND SECURING THE LATCH CABLE IN BOTH FRONT DOORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783) MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN 8:30 AM AND 7:00 PM EST AND FRIDAY BETWEEN 10:30 AM AND 5:00 PM EST.
SUBARU HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TRIBECA PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 THROUGH MARCH 8, 2010. THE DOOR LATCH CABLES LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOORS WERE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED DURING PRODUCTION. AS A RESULT, A CABLE CAN CATCH IN THE DOOR GLASS REGULATOR WHEN A WINDOW IS OPENED OR CLOSED. SHOULD THAT OCCUR, IT MAY UNLATCH THE DOOR, CAUSING IT TO COME OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING THE WINDOW.
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