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Subaru Impreza 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQR-53A · NHTSA communication 10090406 · issued May 27, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This is a geographic expansion of the current wqp-51 limited regional recall, to a national recall for impreza models only. Details of the transition from wqp-51 to wqr-53 for the impreza models will be provided in future communications. Subaru will be conducting a recall of certain 2004-2005my subaru impreza (including wrx/sti) vehicles. The air bag inflators in the front passenger air bags for these vehicles could be susceptible to rupture and the front passenger air bag could deploy abnormally in a crash.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.