Subaru of America, Inc.: Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Subaru of America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 16, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 127,580. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER SEDANS, WAGONS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE COULD COME OUT OF ITS TRACK ON THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER AND LODGE ON THE CONTROL LEVER TAB WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION AND WILL REMAIN IN AN OPEN POSITION.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THE DRIVER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CRUISE CONTROL CABLE RETAINING CLIP TO THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER TAB ON THE THROTTLE SHAFT IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM COMING OUT OF ITS TRACK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Subaru Impreza | 96 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 Subaru Legacy | 49 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 Subaru Outback | 90 | 11 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 Subaru Impreza | 62 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 Subaru Legacy | 60 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 Subaru Outback | 93 | 15 | 1 | 7 |
| 2002 Subaru Impreza | 292 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 2002 Subaru Legacy | 54 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2002 Subaru Outback | 143 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 2001 Subaru Legacy | 77 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 2001 Subaru Outback | 171 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V128000.
Full record for the 2004 Subaru Impreza → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →