9999 FRAM/SUBARU OIL FILTER 15208AA12A Recall

Campaign:

13E005000 on 01/31/2013

Component:

Equipment

Affected:

282,514

Defect:

Fram group operations, llc (fram) is recalling certain subaru original service equipment oil filters sold for installation on subaru legacy, outback, impreza, and forester model vehicles equipped with certain 4 cylinder engines. due to manufacturing anomalies, upon engine start up, engine oil may leak from around the oil filter gasket, causing a rapid loss of nearly all engine oil.

Consequence:

Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.

Correction:

Fram will replace the defective oil filters free of charge. owners may contact fram at 1-800-890-2075, option 2, or go to www.fram.com/subaru_recall for more information.

Notes:

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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