Airtex E8518m, Airtex E8596m, Airtex E8597m, Airtex E8598m, Airtex E8600m, Subaru Baja, model years 2000 to 9999. Filed by Airtex Products, LP and reported to NHTSA on 29 November 2013. 397 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 into the aftermarket applications on …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13E065 cover?
- Airtex E8518M, Airtex E8596M, Airtex E8597M, Airtex E8598M, Airtex E8600M, Subaru Baja, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, model years 2000 onwards.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Airtex will notify owners, and will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Recall is expected to begin on January 2, 2014. Customers may contact Airtex at 1-800-880-3056. The recall is expected to begin during January 2014. This recall is being conducted by Airtex, not by Subaru.
- 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: “A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 13E065 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Airtex Products, LP |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump |
| Reported to NHTSA | 29 November 2013 |
| Model years | 2000-9999 |
| Vehicles named | AIRTEX E8518M, AIRTEX E8596M, AIRTEX E8597M, AIRTEX E8598M, AIRTEX E8600M, SUBARU BAJA, SUBARU LEGACY, SUBARU OUTBACK |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Airtex will notify owners, and will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Recall is expected to begin on January 2, 2014. Customers may contact Airtex at 1-800-880-3056. The recall is expected to begin during January 2014. This recall is being conducted by Airtex, not by Subaru.
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 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E065, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e065/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13E065 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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