Fram/Subaru Oil Filter 15208aa12a, model year 9999. Filed by Fram Group Operatons, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 29 January 2013. 282,514 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Fram Group Operations, LLC (Fram) is recalling certain Subaru original service equipment oil filters sold for installation on Subaru Legacy, Outback, Impreza, and Forester model vehicles equipped with certain 4 cylinder engines. Due to manufacturing anomalies, upon engine start up, engine oil may leak from around the …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13E005 cover?
- Fram/Subaru Oil Filter 15208Aa12A.
- What is wrong with them?
- Fram Group Operations, LLC (Fram) is recalling certain Subaru original service equipment oil filters sold for installation on Subaru Legacy, Outback, Impreza, and Forester model vehicles equipped with certain 4 cylinder engines.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Fram will replace the defective oil filters free of charge. Owners may contact Fram at 1-800-890-2075, Option 2, or go to www.fram.com/Subaru_recall for more information.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13E005 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Fram Group Operatons, LLC |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 29 January 2013 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | FRAM/SUBARU OIL FILTER 15208AA12A |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Oil on hot engine or exhaust surfaces can result in smoke and possibly a fire.
The remedy
Fram will replace the defective oil filters free of charge. Owners may contact Fram at 1-800-890-2075, Option 2, or go to www.fram.com/Subaru_recall for more information.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E005, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e005/
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