After Toyota And Honda, Subaru Recalled 118,000 Vehicles In The US

Subaru Outback 2022 Wilderness. (Doc. Subaru)

JAKARTA - An automotive company from Japan, Subaru, must start a vehicle recall program involving around 118,000 units consisting of SUV and sedan models in the United States.

The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) highlighted that there was a sensor error in the airbag that made it fail to expand during the accident.

Reporting from Reuters, Thursday, March 28, the recall program involved a number of models, including Outback and Legacy, which are models from 2020 to 2022.

"Capitors on the Occupant Detection System (ODS) sensor can crack and have a short circuit, which can prevent front passenger air bags from expanding when an accident occurs," NHTSA said.

Reportedly, the company has known 23 technical reports and 253 guarantee claims related to this condition, but fortunately there were no accidents or injuries. The dealer will replace the ODS sensor in the front seat to resolve this issue.

It is known that Subaru uses components from the same supply side as Toyota and Honda. The two manufacturers have started the mass recall program with similar problems.

In December, Toyota recalled 1.12 million vehicles worldwide including 1 million of them located in the US. The recall involved a 2020-2022 production model consisting of Avalon, Camry, Corolla, RAV4, Highlander, and Sienna Hybrid.

In addition, the model from Lexus was also affected including ES250, ES300h, and RX350, all of which were produced in 2020-2022.

Then in February, Honda recalled as many as 750,000 units of vehicles involving the 2020-2022 Pilot, Accord, and Civic models and CRV and Passport are the 2020-2021 models.