RJ-1514-0

The fulcrums of the open/close levers of the rear door outer handles may not be caulked properly, and these levers may not go back to the right position when the door is closed, in which case the latches will not be fully secured. Such unsecured latches may separate from the strikers due to vibration during driving etc., and in the worst case the doors could open while driving. This problem was submitted on 6the July 2005 as RJ-1462-0, but not all the vehicles with the problem were reported at the time. This recall is to cover longer manufacturing period and include more vehicles than RJ-1462-0.

Case Number: 
RJ-1514-0

Make/model:

Issued: 
Thu, 2005-09-15
Component: 
rear door outer handles
Affected: 
47 678
Correction: 
The movements of the levers should be checked, and the rear door outer handles with levers that do not work properly should be replaced with non-defective assemblies.
Identification: 
black paint on the latch of the rear door lock
Vehicle: 
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BL5, UA-BL5, TA-BL5
Period: 
12/05/2003..06/02/2004
Frame / Chassis No: 
BL5-002001..BL5-009385
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BL5, UA-BL5, TA-BL5
Period: 
10/12/2004..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No: 
BL5-035918..BL5-040186
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BLE, UA-BLE
Period: 
22/08/2003..15/03/2004
Frame / Chassis No: 
BLE-002001..BLE-002309
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BLE, UA-BLE
Period: 
10/12/2004..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No: 
BLE-012443..BLE-013429
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BP5, UA-BP5, TA-BP5
Period: 
24/04/2003..11/02/2004
Frame / Chassis No: 
BP5-002005..BP5-023605
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BP5, UA-BP5, TA-BP5
Period: 
10/12/2004..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No: 
BP5-066363..BP5-074984
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BP9, UA-BP9
Period: 
6/02/2004
Frame / Chassis No: 
BP9-002002..BP9-002003
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BP9, UA-BP9
Period: 
10/12/2004..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No: 
BP9-021394..BP9-024529
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BPE, UA-BPE
Period: 
22/08/2003..15/03/2004
Frame / Chassis No: 
BPE-002001..BPE-002353
Make: 
Subaru
Type: 
CBA-BPE, UA-BPE
Period: 
10/12/2004..21/03/2005
Frame / Chassis No: 
BPE-021408..BPE-023064
unique_id_feeds: 
135933