What NHTSA investigated
During the ea, odi and vrtc performed the following ACTIVITIES:1.CONDUCTED a mail survey of 246 subject vehicle owners todetermine the roadway surface that caused owners' CONCERN;2.INTERVIEWED complaining OWNERS;3.CONDUCTED field inspections of seven (7) complaint VEHICLES;4.INSTRUMENTED testing at vrtc of complaint and peer VEHICLES;5.REVIEWED subaru's response to our information REQUEST;6.MET with subaru for technical review of testingas a result of the work conducted by vrtc and odi during this investigaiton, a consistent or chronic pattern of poor brake performance has not been identified.vrtc conducted over 11,500 brake tests.they did not observe any long-duration, low deceleration events (some owners reported delays of 4 to 10 seconds) in the test vehicles.see odi's closing report and vrtc's test report for full details
Vehicles covered
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Subaru | WRX | 2002–2003 |
Source
From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.