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LowREC-003192Published 8 April 2009View official notice ↗

Subaru Forester

Affected
14,317
Category
Cars
Campaign
FORTOWBAR
Supplier
Subaru (Aust) Pty Limited
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The defect

Some Subaru genuine towbars fitted to 09M Subaru Forester vehicles may have been produced with inadequate welding on the tow ball mount (TBM-commonly known as the towing tongue or goose-neck) and/or incorrect specification bolts that anchor the towbar arms to the chassis rails.

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The hazard

Malfunction.

The remedy

Subaru (Aust) Pty Limited will write to owners of all affected vehicles.

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What to do

  1. 1Check if your vehicle is affected. This recall covers 14,317 vehicles. Use your VIN to confirm.
  2. 2Contact Subaru (Aust) Pty Limited to arrange inspection and repair.
  3. 3Repairs are free of charge when arranged through an authorised dealer.
  4. 4Verify this recall on the official government register: vehiclerecalls.gov.au ↗
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Recall data sourced from vehiclerecalls.gov.au under CC BY 4.0.