Subaru is one of the smaller car manufacturers in the world, which is why it is so surprising to see the company recalling 660,000 cars. The issue lies in the brake line, which could suffer from possible corrosions. This is a massive misstep by the company, and it could prevent growth in the short term.
According to Subaru, the recall is free of charge to customers, and the company will repay any customer who paid to have the issue repaired. Furthermore, the company said if any of these vehicles how corrosion on the break line, this hardware will be repaired, and anti-corrosion wax will be added.
Additionally, for cars without the brake line corrosion issue, Subaru plans to add anti-corrosion wax nonetheless.
Infected Subaru models:
- 2009-13 Forester
- 2008-11 Impreza
- 2008-14 Impreza WRX
- 2008-14 Impreza WRX STI
- 2005-09 Legacy
- 2005-09 Outback
Subaru claims that it knows of no reports of accidents or injuries linking to the break line issue, but that doesn't mean the company is in the clear. Furthermore, Subaru claims the issue only affect cars that reside in what it classifies as the "salt belt" states.
These states include the following:
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan, Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- District of Columbia
The big question, however, is what causes the brake line corrosion. Well, it appears that it has to do a lot with salt water splashing on the break line, and this tend to happen to Subaru cars located in the salt water states.
Subaru first announced the issue back in June 10, and then amend the recall on June 27 to include more vehicles on the list.
Since salt water is one of the preferred methods used to clear roads in Winter, we suspect this issue will arise again, unless Subaru uses a different material that won't come under pressure from salt corrosion, which could cause oil leakage and possible road fatalities. We don't believe anti-corrosion wax will be enough to bring this issue to an end.
Owners of any Subaru car on the list can contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit to www.safercar.gov."
