NHTSA recall 13E005000 · Equipment
Equipment
Reported Jan 29, 2013282,514 vehicles affectedFram Group Operatons, LLC
The 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.
The risk
Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.
The remedy
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.