Re: Third recall in less than 3 years

John McGaw <[email protected]> Sun, 20 Jun 2021 14:59:55 -0400
Newsgroups alt.autos.subaru
Organization Easynews - www.easynews.com
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 6/19/2021 3:01 PM, Frank wrote:
> On 6/19/2021 2:51 PM, John McGaw wrote:
>> On 6/19/2021 10:35 AM, Frank wrote:
>>> Annoying.  This one for ignition coil replacement and perhaps 
>>> reprogramming.  First one was on ignition coil programing.
>>
>> What model? My 2018 OB 3.6 Touring has had two -- the head unit and the 
>> fuel mileage estimator. No coils to speak of. I just checked the NHTSA 
>> site and there are no new ones.
>>
> A 2019 Crosstrek.  I usually pick up on recalls but this was just sent out 
> by the dealer.
> 
> Running my vin number I see this:
> 
> Apr 15,2021
> Manufacturer Recall NumberWRE21
> NHTSA Recall Number21V264000
> Recall StatusRecall Incomplete
> 
> Summary
> Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2017-2019 model year 
> Impreza and 2018-2019 model year Crosstrek vehicles to check and/or update 
> the ECM programming, and to replace all four ignition coils in each 
> vehicle. This new recall will supersede Subaru’s previous WUQ-02 ignition 
> coil reprogramming recall issued in October 2019. All vehicles previously 
> affected by the WUQ-02 recall will be affected by this new recall, WRE-21, 
> and must return to complete the WRE-21 recall repair.

Sounds annoying. And the fact that they took over two months to let you 
know doesn't help.

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