Vehicle Recall: Subaru BRZ & Toyota GR86 Sports Coupes

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US/Washington: As of Thursday, September 14, 2023, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, has posted a total of twenty-four (24) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the twenty-four (24) recalls the NHTSA announced in September comes news of the following:

Subaru of America, Inc. (“Subaru”), a Camden, New Jersey establishment and a subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan, has recalled an estimated 8,915 model year 2022 Subaru BRZ and Toyota GR86 Sports Coupes marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Exterior Lighting – Inoperative Rear Turn Signals

NHTSA Safety Notification 23V609000 reports the Rear Turn Signals may intermittently become inoperative.

According to the NHTSA, inoperative Rear Turn Signals may not notify other drivers of a turning vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.

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Proposed Remedy:
Authorized Subaru and Toyota Dealers will replace both Rear Combination Lamp Assemblies, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed October 29, 2023. Second letters will be sent once the remedy is available.

Subaru owners may contact Subaru’s Customer Service toll-free at 1-844-373-6614 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information.

Toyota owners may contact Toyota Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-331-4331 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time (“CST”) . Subaru’s designation for this recall for both platforms is WRM-23.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Subaru of America, Inc. or Subaru Corporation of Japan,, please search for “Subaru” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing or Toyota Motor Corporation, please search for “Toyota” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Subaru BRZ model, please search for “BRZ” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold under the Toyota GR86 model, please search for “GR86” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V609000
Recalls Direct RIN: 17559-2023
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Visit the Living Safely site:
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Search for a recalled vehicle on the US NHTSA Web site [external: new window opens]:
==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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