Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump (Subaru and Airtex)
Vehicle equipment recall 13E-065. NHTSA received Airtex Products, LP’s report on Nov 29, 2013.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Airtex Products, LP’s report on Nov 29, 2013. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
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 or after July 26, 2013, and may may leak fuel from the base of a fuel line connection when the gas tank is full.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump.
What should you do?
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 397 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Subaru OutbackNHTSA gives no dates made
- Airtex E8597MBuilt from Jul 26, 2013 to Jul 29, 2013
- Airtex E8596MBuilt from Jul 26, 2013 to Jul 29, 2013
- Airtex E8518MBuilt from Jul 26, 2013 to Jul 29, 2013
- Subaru LegacyNHTSA gives no dates made
- Airtex E8600MBuilt from Jul 26, 2013 to Jul 29, 2013
- Airtex E8598MBuilt from Jul 26, 2013 to Jul 29, 2013
- Subaru BajaNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Airtex Products, LP.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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