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Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Subaru is recalling certain 2010-2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, 2006-2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before January 2012, and 2009-2012 Forester vehicles sold before January 2012 equipped with accessory puddle lights. Moisture from road spray containing salt can penetrate the puddle light circuit board or connector pins, potentially causing a short circuit that generates heat. This heat may melt plastic components, resulting in smoke or fire.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional fused-harness at no charge. The recall began February 19, 2013. Owners should contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783 for more information.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Over time, migration of the moisture into the circuit board and/or into the connector cavity, may result in a short circuit of the puddle light system. This may generate heat which may melt the plastic resulting in smoke or fire.
Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional fused-harness, free of charge. The recall began February 19, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783 for more information.
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2010 and 2011 Legacy and Outback vehicles, certain model year 2006 through 2012 Tribeca vehicles sold before January 2012, and certain model year 2009 through 2012 Forester vehicles sold before January 2012. Up to 78,650 of these vehicles may have been equipped with accessory puddle lights that, when illuminated, brighten the area under the doors of the vehicle. A short circuit can develop when either the puddle light or connector are exposed to an electrolytic moisture source (such as road spray that has road salt in it) and it penetrates the circuit board of the puddle light or the pins of the puddle light connector(s).
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.