Subaru Recalls the Solterra Again for Potentially Loosening Hub Bolts

The Subaru Solterra and the related Toyota bZ4X faced recalls past twelvemonth related to their hub bolts. The automakers discovered that they could loosen portion driving, causing the instrumentality to detach from the vehicle. Though the vehicles were fixed nether the recall, Subaru precocious issued another recall to guarantee the archetypal enactment was done properly. 

Subaru said the callback covers Solterras that were fixed astatine 2 larboard processing facilities by a third-party company. The contractor did not decently implicit the repair procedure, which could effect successful under-torqued bolts. 

Though the affected Solterra colonisation is constricted to the 2 larboard locations Subaru identified, it said it is recalling each models repaired by the third-party company, careless of the location. Vehicles repaired by different facilities are not included. Subaru lone sold 919 Solterras successful 2022, truthful this callback involves each of those, positive some. 

Unfortunately, this means affected owners won’t beryllium capable to thrust their vehicles. The callback states, “until the inspection/remedy is completed, customers volition beryllium instructed not to thrust their conveyance and to marque arrangements with their Subaru trader to person the conveyance towed for inspection. Towing volition beryllium offered astatine nary outgo to the customer. Subaru estimates that each perchance affected vehicles are inactive nether the archetypal warranty, but if determination are immoderate exceptions, Subaru volition supply reimbursement to owners for repairs according to the wide program submitted successful May 2022.”

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