Certain vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 207 – Anchorage of Seats. The seat track, located on the inboard side of the left second row seat, may not fully lock in the forward first and second adjustment positions. If this were to occur, the seat anchorage could fail to meet the strength requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 201 - Occupant Protection. During a frontal impact below the airbag deployment threshold, if an unbelted front passenger's head were to impact the instrument panel where the passenger airbag is located, it could decelerate at a rate higher than what is allowable by the standard. This could increase the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will install energy absorbing trim pieces on the passenger side of the instrument panel, and on 2012-2014 model year 1500 series vehicles, dealers will also replace the front passenger seat belt retractor.
Certain vehicles may not comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202 - Head Restraints. If subjected to load in the highest adjustment position, the rear seat head restraints may move to the next lower adjustment position, being displaced in excess of what is allowable in the standard.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
No corrective recall action is required as this technical non-compliance is deemed to be non-safety related.
On certain trucks, the seat belts may not comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 209 - Seat Belt Assemblies. Due to a defect in manufacturing, the seat belt buckle may not release as required by the standard. This could hinder egress from the vehicle in an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace affected seatbelt buckles.
On certain vehicles, the seat belt anchor fittings of the front seats might not be mounted correctly. As a result, the connection at the seat belt anchor fitting could release under heavy loading. This may affect the restraint performance of the seat belt and result in an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the seat belt anchor fittings.
Certain vehicles equipped with manual reclining seatbacks may not conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 202 - Head Restraints. On some vehicles, either front seat may display seatback movement. If the vehicle were struck from behind, the head restraint may not meet the requirements of the standard, which could increase the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the seatback recliner mechanism and make adjustments as necessary.
On vehicles with the Access Cab body configuration, fasteners within the driver and passenger front seat belt assemblies could loosen if the access doors are repeatedly and forcefully closed over an extended period of time. Should the fasteners loosen completely, the seat belt may not properly restrain the occupant, which could increase the risk of injury in a crash or sudden stop.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the fasteners or the seat belt assemblies as necessary.
Certain vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 207 – Anchorage of Seats. Bolts securing the rear seat back latch may have been manufactured incorrectly. As a result, the seat anchorage could fail to meet the strength requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury to rear seat occupants in a crash.
On certain vehicles, due to imprecise adjustment during assembly, the support for the left-side rear seat back latch striker may be improperly fastened to the vehicle structure and could separate in a crash, potentially increasing the risk of personal injury to rear seat occupants.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Tesla Service Centers will inspect the left striker support and add additional fasteners.
On certain vehicles, seatbelt anchors for the second row seats may not have been sufficiently tightened during vehicle assembly. Failure of the seatbelt anchor to restrain the seat occupant during a crash could increase the risk of personal injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, tighten the second row seatbelt anchor bolts.
On certain vehicles, due to insufficient strength of the access door (rear door) panels, cracks may develop if the access doors are repeatedly and forcefully closed over an extended period of time. As the driver and front passenger seat belt retractors are mounted in the access door panels, if cracks occur in the panel around the lower retractor anchor, the seat belt retractors could become detached. This could increase the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the rear door panels for cracks or separation. Depending on the results of the inspection, the dealer will repair as necessary.
On certain vehicles, the rear seat headrest mechanisms may not lock in the upright position after the headrests are folded. Failure of the headrests to remain in the upright position could increase the seat occupant’s risk of personal injury during a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear seat headrest assemblies.
Certain vehicles may fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 210 – Seatbelt Assembly Anchorages. The weld used to secure the nut to the center-passenger seatbelt D-ring mounting bracket may not be sufficient to meet the strength requirements of the Standard. Failure of the seatbelt D-ring anchorage to restrain the occupant would increase the risk of personal injury during a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the D-ring for the middle seating position.
On certain vehicles, the rear seat latch strikers (which secure the seat backrest in the upright position) may have been manufactured incorrectly. As a result, the rear seat back strikers may deform during a frontal vehicle crash, which could increase the risk of injury to a rear seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the rear seat latch strikers with updated versions.
On certain vehicles, the center rear seating position seatbelt, when used in automatic locking retractor mode, may not allow the proper installation of a child restraint system or booster seat and could revert to emergency locking mode while in use. Although the seatbelt would still lock in the event of a crash, the belt could loosen during normal operation and cause the child restraint or booster seat to shift or become improperly positioned, increasing the risk of injury.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Subaru will send owners a locking clip to be used to properly secure a child restraint system or booster seat, and an owner's manual supplement with instructions on its use. Also, dealers will replace the center seatbelt retractor upon request.
On certain vehicles, the second row right-hand seat may have been manufactured incorrectly. Improper weld penetration between the head restraint guide sleeve tube and the seat back frame could allow the headrest to fail during a rear-end vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the seat back frame for the second row right-hand seat.
Certain vehicles fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 - Occupant Restraint Systems in Frontal Impact. An incorrect electrical connection at the driver seatbelt buckle may not allow visual or audible warning if the vehicle is operated by an unbelted driver. Failure to remind the driver to buckle-up would increase the risk of personal injuries during a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the driver seatbelt buckle electrical connector terminals.
On certain vehicles, the driver and front passenger seatbelt webbing may have been incorrectly manufactured. As a result, the seatbelt may detach from the anchor webbing during a crash. Failure of the seatbelt to restrain the seat occupant as intended would increase the risk of personal injury during a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver and front passenger seatbelts.
On certain vehicles, the seatbelt anchors were manufactured incorrectly and, as a result, may not rotate as designed. Failure of the seatbelt anchorage to restrain the occupant as intended would increase the risk of personal injury during a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the seatbelt anchors.
On certain Sprinter 2500 vehicles, the bench-type seats (for rear occupants) may have been equipped with improperly manufactured ISOFIX anchorage brackets for child restraints. Failure of the child restraint anchorage to restrain the occupant as intended would increase the risk of personal injuries during a crash.
Safety Risk
No risk description available.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the seat bench assembly.
