"Note: the airbag systems used on previous and current wrx, sti and tribeca models are not equipped with...

Bulletin number

17-17-13

Component

Air bags

Summary

"note: the airbag systems used on previous and current wrx, sti and tribeca models are not equipped with edr functionality. This bulletin provides information regarding event data recorder (edr) functionality which has been incorporated into the airbag system. The function of the edr is best explained using the following statements found in the vehicle owner’s manual: “this vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (edr). The main purpose of an edr is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in the understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The edr is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less."

Owners of these vehicles have filed 193 complaints in the airbags category.