NHTSANHTSA · Vehicles·Recall number 13E005000
EQUIPMENT
Published February 1, 2013 · Recall initiated: January 29, 2013
What's the hazard
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.
What to do
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.
Recall details
- Brand
- FRAM/SUBARU
- Model
- OIL FILTER 15208AA12A
- Manufacturer
- Fram Group Operatons, LLC
- Lot
- FRAM/SUBARU OIL FILTER 15208AA12A
- Risk classification
- E
- Country
- US
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