{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016257 (Subaru), 2003 to 2004: Airbag",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016257/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016257, SUBARU OUTBACK, BAJA, LEGACY, 2016-05-25. On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature.",
  "excerpt": "Subaru Outback, Baja, Legacy. Published by Transport Canada as 2016257 on 25 May 2016. System: Airbag. What the notice says On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016257 , dated 25 May 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V361 , dated 25 May 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, TKC16 . Number 2016257 16V361 Dated 25 May 2016 25 May 2016 Register Transport Canada NHTSA Both registers carry the same date for this defect. These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates. Re",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T10:25:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:46:16+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016257 (Subaru), 2003 to 2004: Airbag\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016257/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}