Vehicle recall 11V464000 · September 6, 2011

Subaru Forester, Subaru Impreza and 1 more model

The front lower control arms may break at the hanger brackets due to corrosion if the hanger bracket is exposed to salty and humid environments such as roads containing snow…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Subaru is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 impreza, model year 2003-2008 forester, and model year 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles manufactured from September 5, 2000 through November 26, 2007 originally sold, or currently registered in, massachusetts, maryland, michigan, new hampshire, new york, pennsylvania, vermont, wisconsin, connecticut, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, maine, minnesota, missouri, new jersey, ohio, rhode island, west virginia and the district of columbia. The front lower control arms may break at the hanger brackets due to corrosion if the hanger bracket is exposed to salty and humid environments such as roads containing snow melting agent.
Consequence: A broken control arm can result in the loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will handle their vehicles and Saab will handle theirs. Dealers will inspect the degree of corrosion of the front lower control arms, and will either rustproof or replace them. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during December 2011. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Owners may contact Saab at 1-800-955-9007.
Notes: This is Subaru's safety recall number wvx-34.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 11V464000
Reported to NHTSA: September 6, 2011
Filed by: SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturer campaign: WVX-34
Owner notification: December 31, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected: 318,215
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower arm

Recall 11V464000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Saab 9-2X (2005-2006): 2006, 2005
Subaru Forester (2003-2008): 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
Subaru Impreza (2002-2007): 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

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