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07-12-2019, 02:28 PM | #1 |
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New Subaru Outback and Legacy Recall, Poor-Quality Welds May Compromise Body Strength
Subaru is hit with another recall. See what’s wrong now with some 2019 Subaru Outback and Legacy models and check if your vehicle is affected. Subaru of America has issued another recall for certain new 2019 Outback SUV and 2019 Legacy sedan models built at the U.S. plant in Lafayette, Indiana. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says spot welds located on the duct below the cowl panel may have been improperly applied, impacting the vehicle's body strength. In the event of a crash, the reduced strength of the vehicle body may increase the risk of injury. There are a total of 2,107 vehicles affected with most of them being new 2019 Outback models. The number of affected Outback vehicles is 1,965. The recall population includes certain 2019 model year Legacy vehicles. The number of affected Legacy vehicles is 142. Affected vehicles will need to be returned to the U.S. factory for repair and customers will have the option of getting a new vehicle. This now raises new concerns with the quality of the new 2020 Outback model change. The problem The NHTSA says during the manufacturing process at Subaru’s Indiana factory where the Outback, Legacy, Ascent, and Impreza are manufactured, the spot-welder tip on the body assembly line, is supposed to be cleaned and re-shaped by a dresser (grinding machine). During the production of some Outback and Legacy models, the grinding machine may have been blocked by excess metal chips/powder, thus reducing the effectiveness of the welder. The remedy Subaru dealers will be required to inspect the duct for the “B” line identification mark. If the part was produced on the affected line, the spot-welds will be inspected by a Subaru manufacturer’s representative. If certain spot-welds are improperly applied, the vehicle will be returned to the Subaru Indiana Automotive factory for repair. If a customer vehicle is confirmed as containing an affected part, the customer will have the option of “exchanging the vehicle, repurchase or having the vehicle returned to the manufacturing facility for repair at no cost,” according to the recent recall report by NHTSA. What should customers do? Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the 2019 Outback and Legacy models and repair or repurchase the vehicle, as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on July 26, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUH-93. https://www.torquenews.com/1084/new-...y-strength/amp
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07-12-2019, 09:16 PM | #2 |
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Ouch.
I thought robots are better than humans at quality? Oops. |
07-13-2019, 07:24 AM | #3 |
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very surprised by another Subaru recall.
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07-13-2019, 10:09 AM | #4 |
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93K Outbacks sold soo far and 2200 "possibly" affected cars. Sucks there is ANOTHER recall; but, the internet will famously over rate this like usual. Everyone freaked out at the Ascent "recall" and absolutely ZERO of them were affected. I have a feeling this will be very similar.
Sure would be nice, though, for them to get their act back together. |
07-13-2019, 02:19 PM | #5 |
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At least they didn't just brush it under the rug to "save face". They're not quite THAT big yet.
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07-13-2019, 03:39 PM | #6 |
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10 year 100k mile bumper to bumper should cover it.
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07-13-2019, 07:04 PM | #7 |
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Better than old school Subaru who wouldn’t do anything. Cough headgaskets. Issuing recalls is the right thing to do. I just wish they’d get their engine design and production under control. Too many engine issues in recent years.
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07-13-2019, 10:07 PM | #8 | |
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Their focus on these recalls is always safety-based, as it should be, but there’s a boatload of other crap that more falls into the reliability bucket that doesn’t get recalled. |
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07-14-2019, 08:04 PM | #9 |
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Don’t make ‘em like they use to.
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07-14-2019, 08:10 PM | #10 |
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07-14-2019, 11:01 PM | #11 |
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Well, we're working our way back to flip phones, so I guess what goes around does come around!
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07-15-2019, 01:23 PM | #12 |
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So is Subaru going to do one of these "oops we missed some welds" things each time a new model is launched?
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07-15-2019, 01:32 PM | #13 |
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Skynet is active! The machines are rising, one Subaru defect at a time!
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07-15-2019, 02:03 PM | #14 |
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07-16-2019, 06:29 AM | #15 |
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07-16-2019, 05:06 PM | #16 | |
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99% chance our next vehicle will NOT be a Subaru at this point. |
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07-16-2019, 07:56 PM | #17 | |
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Wrong Page 3 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/201...9V493-9653.PDF |
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07-16-2019, 11:58 PM | #18 | |
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Glad they caught it. |
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07-17-2019, 08:37 AM | #19 |
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07-17-2019, 09:14 AM | #20 | |
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So, more news on it is that it's a supplier issue, not a Subaru issue. If it really is a supplier issue, then Subaru may be able to skirt this one.
Also, due to where they are, these cars are going to the scrapper and not back on the road. Quote:
Thing is, I think the supplier being on the hook for the failure is going to be tapping their insurance for this one as they may have to foot the bill for the cars. What I'm curious about now is, how did they find it? https://www.nbcnews.com/business/aut...scrap-n1030316 --kC Last edited by KC; 07-17-2019 at 09:22 AM. |
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07-17-2019, 11:48 AM | #21 |
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Maybe someone checked the logs of the maintenance of the machine and the cleaning wasn't logged? Of maybe SIA does their own inspections periodically as well and someone noticed something wrong with the welder?
What happened to the "inspections" first? We have a rep here today, I'll ask. Also, they made mention of the "same" problem with the Ascent last year; but, failed to mention that NONE of them ended up having any issue. Of course, the Ascent issue was said to be a "missing" weld and not a "bad" weld. Wonder if they are just going to scrap them since how do you check a weld? Would it be something that can be seen visually? X-ray? Doubt they'd go to THAT extent. |
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This sounds like it's in the same place as the spot welds that infamously failed on the 2008-2014 WRX's? |
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