Subaru Australia has released a statement announcing that abnormal wear on conrod big end bearings and could affect over 1200 Australian delivered vehicles, of which 171 have already been sold to local customers. The cars affected are all fitted with the 2.5 litre turbo engine. Further, production and sale of all vehicles with this engine has been suspended by the Japanese manufacturer. This comes as a bitter blow to Subaru, just weeks after their new Forester range and WRX STi have gone on sale.
Australian delivered cars affected are as follows:
- Forester XT – chassis 002070 onwards
- Impreza WRX and WRX STi – chassis 015006 onwards
- Liberty GT sedan – chassis 038385 onwards
- Liberty GT wagon – chassis 068148 onwards
Source: GoAuto