Affected Component: EQUIPMENT

Date Published
SEP 16, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10093115
TSB Document
Summary
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT, WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, EXISTS ON CERTAIN 2014MY SUBARU FORESTER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH GENUINE SUBARU CARPETED FLOOR MATS. THE RESIN COMPOSITION USED FOR THE FLOOR MAT BACKING WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE FLOOR MATS TO CURL WHEN EXPOSED TO HEAT RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD.