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Subaru Impreza 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin WQR-53U · NHTSA communication 10092537 · issued Aug 25, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2004–2005
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

"recall campaign: wqr-53 front airbag inflator ¡v parts supply update due to ongoing restricted supply of airbag inflator part number 98279fe000 the following order procedure will be implemented effective immediately: h part is no longer eligible to be placed on stock order as of end of business august 24th; vor orders only will be accepted until further notice h all existing stock orders with part number 98279fe000 will be honored and prioritized by oldest order shipped first h orders will be monitored by soa parts for reasonableness based on aor assigned vin population reminder, as stated in

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.