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May 22, 2013 Service bulletin

Subaru has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on 5,379 2013MY Subaru...

Subaru technical service bulletin WQI-45 for 2013 Subaru Outback and 2013 Subaru Legacy.

Bulletin number
WQI-45
Component
Steering
Summary
Subaru has determined that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists on 5,379 2013MY Subaru Legacy and Outback vehicles. The steering column may not have been manufactured to specification. During the manufacturing process, the steering column shafts may not have been ?press-fitted? sufficiently. This could allow the shafts to disengage from one another. If this were to happen, the driver would lose the ability to steer the vehicle and a crash could occur. This recall will involve replacing the steering column on all affected vehicles

Owners of these vehicles have filed 38 complaints in the steering category.

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