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1998 SUBARU LEGACY — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

crash1 injured · 590286 · 2006-09-05

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
LEGACY
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

INQUIRING HOW A GOVERNMENT INITIATED RECALL THE YEAR OF A CAR OR REPLACEMENT PARTS WORKS, INJURED IN A 1998 LEGACY WAGON. *KB THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RECOVER THE ORIGINAL HEAD REST FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A MUCH SAFER MODEL. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER UNOFFICIALLY REPLACED THE SEATS AND HEAD RESTS OF HER MAKE AND MODEL BEGINNING WITH THE 1999. *JB *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10164727
Machine
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