2001 Subaru Legacy/Outback Recalls and Fuel Economy

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Fuel economy

Trim	City	Highway	Combined
Legacy AWD	12.2	9.6	11.1 L/100 km
Legacy AWD	12.5	9.3	11.0 L/100 km
Legacy Wagon AWD	12.3	9.6	11.1 L/100 km
Legacy Wagon AWD	12.5	9.3	11.0 L/100 km
Legacy Wagon AWD	13.1	9.6	11.5 L/100 km

Official: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings.

Recalls

Recalls are listed by model and year and may not apply to every vehicle. Check your VIN on the official recall site.

Other Transport Canada 2004094 · Mar 2004
On certain Legacy, Outback H-6 3.0L and Impreza WRX 2.0L Turbo, the cruise control cable could come out of its track on the cruise control lever and lodge on the control lever tab when the accelerator pedal is released. If this condition occurs, the throttle will not return to t...
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Suspension Transport Canada 2003117 · Apr 2003
On certain vehicles operated in the "salt-belt" provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador. The rear suspension subframe components were produced with poor paint quality which, after continued exposure to...
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Seats And Restraints Transport Canada 2001040 · Feb 2001
On certain vehicles, the inner seat-rail rail locking pawl may be improperly welded to the moveable adjustment lever rod. After several seat adjustments, the spot welds holding the locking pawl to the rod may break loose. This could cause the locking pawl to possibly fall out o...
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Fuel System Transport Canada 2001014 · Jan 2001
On certain vehicles, separation of fuel hose layers and heat deterioration of the fuel hose can result in fuel leakage in very cold temperatures. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source could result in an underhood fire. These fuel hoses were produced under Lot Numbe...
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Seats And Restraints Transport Canada 2001013 · Jan 2001
On certain vehicles with beige interiors, during production of the rear center lap/shoulder belts for the Legacy Sedan, the lap/shoulder belt webbing was cut to the same length of webbing used on Legacy Station Wagon models (2620 mm). The sedan belt length should be 2800 mm. Co...
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Steering Transport Canada 2001012 · Jan 2001
On certain vehicles, improperly cast right front bearing housings could cause grease leakage, front wheel bearing failure due to loss of grease, or the possibility of steering loss due to tie rod separation. This could result in loss of vehicle control and a crash. Correction:...
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Show 2 U.S. recalls

U.S. recalls (NHTSA) with no Transport Canada record. They may not cover vehicles sold in Canada; check your VIN.

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump NHTSA (U.S.) 13E065000 · Nov 2013
Airtex Products LP (Airtex) is recalling certain model E8598M, E8518M, E8600M, E8596M, and E8597M fuel pumps manufactured July 26, 2013, and July 29, 2013 and used as aftermarket replacements on Subaru Baja's, Outback's and Legacy's. The affected fuel pumps were sold or installed...
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Seats NHTSA (U.S.) 01V034000 · Feb 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUALLY-ADJUSTABLE (NON-POWERED) SEATS. CERTAIN INNER FRONT SLIDE RAIL LATCH MECHANISMS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY WELDED.
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Source: Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database; U.S. recalls from NHTSA.

Maintenance schedule

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Specs

Body type: Sedan, Wagon
Engines: 2.5 L 4-cylinder, 3.0 L 6-cylinder
Fuel: Gas
Transmissions: Automatic 4-spd, Manual 5-spd
Drivetrains: AWD